In clinical handoffs, biased language can hinder empathy and negatively affect clinicians’ ability to recall patient health information, according to a study published Dec. 17 in JAMA. To examine the ...

Their study, published May 6 in Science Advances, introduces “ousiometrics,” the quantitative study of essential meaning, and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Rebekah Bastian writes about workplace culture, equity and belonging. According to data from Textio, a company that uses AI to ...

Residents and medical students recalled clinical information with less accuracy after hearing a patient handoff rife with biased language, a survey study found. Those who heard handoffs with ...

The defense argued in a post-conviction hearing that the language used during the original criminal trial included implicit ...

When doctors and nurses pass patient information from one shift to another — an exchange known as a “handoff” — the specific words they use behind closed doors matter more than they might realize. A ...

A University of Vermont-led study has challenged a 70-year-old framework for understanding language, revealing that meaning is more accurately organized around power, danger, and structure rather than ...

ANNAPOLIS — Maryland’s Standing Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure voted Friday to approve multiple changes to the state’s rules, including the addition of anti-bias language to rules to ...