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Until the COVID-19 pandemic, most of us didn't think about indoor air very much, if at all. But healthy buildings expert Joseph Allen has been studying indoor air for years. He says that since we spend 90% of…
Course introduces students to the promise, challenges, of artificial intelligence in health
AI can enhance health care delivery and research, but it’s not a replacement for the knowledge and skill of providers and scientists.
Telemedicine use surging in coronavirus pandemic
As people avoid hospitals and doctors’ offices to slow the spread of coronavirus, they’re increasingly using telemedicine—virtual connection with medical professionals via mobile devices or computer—according to a March 19, 2020 WGBH story. Several large telehealth companies are…
Gaining insight into women's health
Could an app help scientists better understand menstruation, fertility, and menopause? On the latest episode of This Week in Health, Shruthi Mahalingaiah and JP Onnela talk about the groundbreaking Apple Women’s Health Study. Shruthi Mahalingaiah, an assistant professor of environmental, reproductive, and…
A virtual visit with your doctor
New research shows that while telemedicine is on the rise in the U.S., it’s still relatively uncommon. In this week’s podcast we’ll explore ways to increase use of remotely delivered medical care among doctors and patients.
Your phone knows how you feel
Harvard Chan School researchers are mining smartphone data to improve health.
Fitness apps can put humanitarian and military workers, others at risk
Using popular fitness apps that track users’ locations on an online map can put humanitarian workers, military workers, and others at risk, Nathaniel Raymond, director of the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative’s Signal Program on Human Security and Technology, said…
Incentive program spurred hospital electronic health record systems
An incentive program established under the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act of 2009 was a key factor that drove American hospitals to adopt electronic medical record systems, according to a study co-authored by…
Student team’s environmental surveillance system wins $10,000 innovation grant
May 4, 2017 – A real-time environmental hazard detection and notification software platform that pools data from social media and other data sources to spot brewing environmental crises and alert the public and authorities to take action netted a…
A web-based tool for detecting infectious disease outbreaks
Nicholas Generous, MPH ’17, a scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory, and his colleagues published a paper April 18, 2017 in the Nature publication Scientific Reports about a web-based tool to detect and analyze infectious disease outbreaks. Read…