Dr John Banja joins us to discuss the promises and perils of artificial intelligence in health care applications, including potential “megarisks” posed by AI tools themselves.

Sterilization requires physicians’ surgical skills. Forced sterilization requires many clinicians’ complicity.

Black women living with HIV contend with injuries of injustice that influence their reproductive lives.

Fair distribution demands new strategies for engaging patients in co-creation.

Poor oral health has been neglected as a public health threat, despite recognition as “epidemic” in scale by the US Office of the Surgeon General.

A history of device oversight by the US Food and Drug Administration traces regulatory changes in response to injuries caused by Dalkon Shield intrauterine devices.

Many devices in current use were marketed before manufacturers were required to demonstrate safety and effectiveness.

Health educators have duties to teach patient focus, motivate equity, and cultivate students’ capacity to serve our most vulnerable neighbors, wherever they reside.

AI models might advance human welfare in unprecedented ways, but progress will not occur without substantial risks that will have to be managed.