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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 -
Youth learn the health benefits of time spent in nature
This summer, Dr. Jennifer D. Roberts brought her research on nature, physical activity and health equity directly to the community with a new summer camp aiming to get high schoolers into green spaces in Buffalo, NY. The camp, called BET In FLO (Buffalo Eastside Teens in Frederick Law Olmsted Parks)...View Article Details for Youth learn the health benefits of time spent in nature -
Community through pickleball
When freshmen arrive at the University of Maryland (UMD), they’re placed in orientation classes designed to ease the transition into college life. But transfer students, many of whom come from two-year colleges and have already earned associate’s degrees, are often navigating a new campus, major req...View Article Details for Community through pickleball -
Study: Major health insurance gap for some adopted children
COLLEGE PARK, M.d. – People in America adopt hundreds of thousands of children every year, but not all of them receive health insurance once adopted into their second home. A study by University of Maryland (UMD) School of Public Health, out today in Health Affairs, reveals major differences in cove...View Article Details for Study: Major health insurance gap for some adopted children -
New biostatistics PhD offers vital public health expertise
Biostatistics plays a vital and growing role in the field of public health, providing the analytical foundation for understanding health trends and making evidence-based decisions. As the volume and complexity of health data increases, especially in this new age of artificial intelligence (AI), ther...View Article Details for New biostatistics PhD offers vital public health expertise