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Elevating human health through AI

WEBRapidly improving artificial intelligence (AI) and advanced computing technologies are promising to transform the landscape of human health, from the discovery of biological …

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A model approach to public health

WEBSCHWHEN MARIE-LAURE CHARPIGNON STARTED HER PHD at the MIT Institute for Data, Systems, and Society (IDSS) in 2018, she never imagined that a year and a half …

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Can artificial intelligence overcome the challenges of the health …

WEBEven as rapid improvements in artificial intelligence have led to speculation over significant changes in the health care landscape, the adoption of AI in health care has been …

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The potential of artificial intelligence to bring equity in health care

WEBHealth care is at a junction, a point where artificial intelligence tools are being introduced to all areas of the space. This introduction comes with great expectations: AI has the …

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Computing for the health of the planet

WEBThe health of the planet is one of the most important challenges facing humankind today. From climate change to unsafe levels of air and water pollution to coastal and …

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One-stop machine learning platform turns health care data into …

WEBOver the past decade, hospitals and other health care providers have put massive amounts of time and energy into adopting electronic health care records, turning hastily scribbled …

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Enabling AI-driven health advances without sacrificing patient …

WEBThere’s a lot of excitement at the intersection of artificial intelligence and health care. AI has already been used to improve disease treatment and detection, discover promising new …

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An automated health care system that understands when to step in

WEBIn recent years, entire industries have popped up that rely on the delicate interplay between human workers and automated software. Companies like Facebook work to keep hateful …

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AI Cures: data-driven clinical solutions for Covid-19

WEBOn Sept. 29, over 650 people representing 50 countries and 70 organizations logged on from around the globe for the virtual AI Cures Conference: Data-driven Clinical Solutions …

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Deploying machine learning to improve mental health

WEBA machine-learning expert and a psychology researcher/clinician may seem an unlikely duo. But MIT’s Rosalind Picard and Massachusetts General Hospital’s Paola Pedrelli are …

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Scientists chart how exercise affects the body

WEBThe researchers also found that high-fat diets and exercise had opposing effects on cellular pathways that control circadian rhythms — the 24-hour cycles that govern many …

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The downside of machine learning in health care

WEBComing from computers, the product of machine-learning algorithms offers “the sheen of objectivity,” according to Ghassemi. But that can be deceptive and dangerous, because …

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Toward a smarter electronic health record

WEBResearchers at MIT and the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center are combining machine learning and human-computer interaction to create a better electronic health record …

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3 Questions: Artificial intelligence for health care equity

WEBThe potential of artificial intelligence to bring equity in health care has spurred significant research efforts. Racial, gender, and socioeconomic disparities have traditionally …

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3 Questions: Amar Gupta on an integrated approach to enhanced …

WEBIn a recent article, Gupta discusses the evolution of the three-pronged approach to health care that involves personnel in proximity to the patient; domain experts who may be …

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Coordinating climate and air-quality policies to improve public …

WEBAs America’s largest investment to fight climate change, the Inflation Reduction Act positions the country to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by an estimated 40 …

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Making health and motion sensing devices more personal

WEBThey created a toolkit for designing health- and motion-sensing devices using something called “electrical impedance tomography (EIT),” a fancy word for an imaging technique …

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Stratospheric safety standards: How aviation could steer …

WEBAI has the potential to improve many aspects of health care, from patient safety to clinician workflow. The aviation industry’s culture of safety could significantly reduce the risks …

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A better way to control shape-shifting soft robots

WEBA new machine-learning technique can train and control a reconfigurable soft robot that can dynamically change its shape to complete a task. The researchers, from MIT and …

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Large language models help decipher clinical notes

WEBElectronic health records (EHRs) need a new public relations manager. Ten years ago, the U.S. government passed a law that strongly encouraged the adoption of electronic …

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