District celebrates Hispanic Heritage month. Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Europe District via Flickr.

Helicobacter pylori Disproportionately Affects Latinos in the U.S. and Latin America

StephanieLQMay 20, 2024July 11, 202509 mins

Helicobacter pylori infection disproportionately affects Latinos in the U.S. and Latin America, increasing the risk of gastritis and stomach cancer.

What’s your Latino background? You could be infected with Helicobacter Pylori

StephanieLQJune 4, 2023February 8, 2025518 mins

Here, I talk about a recent scientific paper showing that there is a difference in H. pylori seroprevalence, or frequency of infection, based on Hispanic/Latino cultural background and multiple factors associate with the disease.

walle as an example of artificial intelligence

What Hispanics think of using AI in healthcare and medicine

StephanieLQMarch 31, 2023February 8, 2025710 mins

AI is creeping into our lives, including medical research and provider care. But, what do Hispanics think of using AI in health and medicine?

AI can discriminate against minorities and spread scientific misinformation

StephanieLQFebruary 19, 2023February 8, 2025010 mins

Note. This is updated from a previous blog post I published a long time ago in robotic healthcare on November 29,2018 >>> Hello, World! You may remember from the pre-COVID times the use of the new genome editing technique CRISPR-Cas9 by He Jiankui, scientist at the Southern University of Science and Technology of China, to…

AI in healthcare: for better or for worse?

StephanieLQFebruary 19, 2023February 8, 20251111 mins

AI is forecasted to increase the region’s GDP greater than 5% by 2030. The report titled “Seizing the opportunity the future of AI in latin America” has a special focus on Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Mexico.