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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 -
NIH award funds research to integrate electronic health records
It’s a common “medical” complaint: You switch to a new doctor and find that electronic health records from your old clinic or from urgent care or specialist visits have not moved with you – leading to a déjà vu of filling out the same forms you’ve filled out a hundred times before. But beyond the fo...View Article Details for NIH award funds research to integrate electronic health records -
Spotlight: Samantha Snyder, PhD '25
Dr. Samantha Snyder, Ph.D. ’25, has always been interested in human movement. With a freshly minted doctorate in kinesiology from the School of Public Health, Snyder is wasting no time, already applying her diverse skills to make a difference for people with knee osteoarthritis, a common and painful...View Article Details for Spotlight: Samantha Snyder, PhD '25