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AI Tool Developed To ID Dementia Risk In Understudied Groups
In 2019 Miriam Owens was running a Richmond, Va., childcare center with plans to expand when she noticed something strange: She no longer could smell dirty diapers.View Article Details for AI Tool Developed To ID Dementia Risk In Understudied Groups -
OP/ED: How social media can be good for our health
In parents’ groups, at the water cooler, in the news—even on social media itself—American public discourse is awash in research-validated concerns about the harm social media can wreak on the nation’s psyche. The fear is especially acute concerning children’s mental health, and even the modern-day t...View Article Details for OP/ED: How social media can be good for our health -
Hearing the human in a web of health data
Through massive strands of data, Dr. Yulin Hswen trains AI to listen for the answers to very human health concerns: What do these symptoms mean? Where will I receive good care? Am I at risk for a chronic disease?View Article Details for Hearing the human in a web of health data -
Women are telling Reddit, not doctors, about menopause
Nearly half the world's population experiences menopause, yet many of its emotional, cognitive and social impacts may never be discussed during medical appointments. New research out in JAMA Network Open highlights these “silent symptoms."View Article Details for Women are telling Reddit, not doctors, about menopause -
New Master’s Program Connects AI, Geography and Healthcare
As the healthcare sector undergoes a major digital transformation, organizations are generating large and increasingly complex sets of health, environment and spatial data that can be leveraged to address health disparities and emerging threats.View Article Details for New Master’s Program Connects AI, Geography and Healthcare -
UMD developing AI-powered warning system to predict disease tied to extreme weather
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — The University of Maryland will lead an eight-country research consortium to develop an artificial intelligence-powered early warning system to help communities prepare for and respond to diarrheal disease risks – and potentially other conditions – worsened by extreme weather eve...View Article Details for UMD developing AI-powered warning system to predict disease tied to extreme weather