Elaine O. Nsoesie

Sep 23, 2024 | nature.com | Elaine O. Nsoesie |Marzyeh Ghassemi

The proliferation of artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms for public use has led to many creative healthcare applications, some with the potential to create or worsen health inequities. Here, we argue that similar to prescription medicine labels, AI algorithms should be accompanied by a responsible use label. The proliferation of generative AI models has garnered public interest and creative healthcare and clinical applications.

Jan 18, 2024 | bostonglobe.com | Elaine O. Nsoesie

A Walgreens pharmacy is closing in Roxbury, a predominantly Black neighborhood, and residents are calling the closure unjust. Rightly so. The closing of a neighborhood pharmacy is not just an inconvenience to the community; the lack of access to a pharmacy can worsen health inequities. Health inequities are caused by policies, practices, and other barriers that keep some groups from achieving optimal health.

Aug 28, 2023 | healthaffairs.org | Elaine O. Nsoesie

This is the fifth article in a Health Affairs Forefront short series “Understanding And Addressing Pre-Hospital Diagnostic Delays.” As the introductory article, “Building the Evidence to Assure Accurate and Timely Diagnosis” explained, the series aims “to lay the foundation for more robust health services research” regarding the earliest stages of the diagnostic journey “to inform practice and policy.” The series is supported by AcademyHealth and reflects work done in collaboration with the...

Mar 30, 2023 | publichealthpost.org | Elaine O. Nsoesie

Databyte You’ve probably heard a version of this phrase, “where you live determines how long you live.” Researchers have shown that our neighborhoods – the places where we live, work, and play – are a stronger predictor of our life expectancy than our genes. In fact, in many U.S. cities, life expectancy between communities that are a few miles away can have differences as large as 30 years.