By the Editor-in-Chief
Signed analytical editorials by Prof. Giorgi Pkhakadze, MD, MPH, PhD, Editor-in-Chief of the Georgian Medical Journal.
When Recalibration Reproduces Inequity: The Pulse Oximetry Paradox and Why Device Standards Must Account for Melanin
Pulse oximeter recalibration that shifted from overestimation to underestimation in darker-skinned patients reveals how device standardization can reproduce racial disparities.…
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WHO’s Childhood Obesity Guidelines: A Philosophical Pivot That Demands Real Resources
WHO's new guidelines against obesity drugs for children under ten are scientifically justified—but only if health systems adequately resource the…
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