While data bias isn’t always malicious, it’s everywhere
- alexoverem
- Jan 23
- 1 min read
October 29, 2024. The Women’s Health Journal Club explored the pervasive issue of data bias in medicine and its historical and ongoing impact on women’s health. The discussion highlighted the thalidomide tragedy of the 1950s–60s, the exclusion of women from clinical trials in the 1970s, and subsequent policy changes mandating women's inclusion in research, such as the 1993 FDA directive. Key references included Invisible Women by Caroline Criado Perez, which illustrates systemic gender bias in data, and landmark studies like NINDS and ECASS-III for stroke treatment, PIOPED II for pulmonary embolism diagnosis, and Rivers’ early goal-directed therapy for sepsis. These sources provided a foundation for examining the influence of historical bias on current medical practices and outcomes.
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