While we’ve long known that access to mental healthcare pales in comparison to physical healthcare coverage, the COVID-19 pandemic has further highlighted this gap. Despite the increase in prevalence of mental health needs, access to mental health coverage has failed to keep pace. In the U.S., fewer than half of people with mental health illnesses receive any treatment or counseling, with even more pronounced racial disparities in access to care. There are a number of reasons for this, includ...

While we’ve long known that access to mental healthcare pales in comparison to physical healthcare coverage, the COVID-19 pandemic has further highlighted this gap. Despite the increase in prevalence of mental health needs, access to mental health coverage has failed to keep pace. In the U.S., fewer than half of people with mental health illnesses receive any treatment or counseling, with even more pronounced racial disparities in access to care. There are a number of reasons for this, includ...

We’ve come a long way from having to make the case for artificial intelligence (AI) in biology. Just a few years ago, I argued in The New York Times how fears around the “black box” of AI in medicine are often misplaced — especially given how much of a black box the doctor’s mind is — and where the limits and opportunities may be. Today, however, there’s so much evidence of how AI can revolutionize healthcare and the life sciences (not to mention other fields), even outperforming humans on a ...

We’ve come a long way from having to make the case for artificial intelligence (AI) in biology. Just a few years ago, I argued in The New York Times how fears around the “black box” of AI in medicine are often misplaced — especially given how much of a black box the doctor’s mind is — and where the limits and opportunities may be. Today, however, there’s so much evidence of how AI can revolutionize healthcare and the life sciences (not to mention other fields), even outperforming humans on a ...