Technology Archives

03.17.2026 Portrait of a woman seriously looking at her laptop search. Concept for finding health advice online

Health Equity

When Health Advice Comes With No Waiting Room

Chatbots can provide clear advice for routine health questions, but their accuracy declines substantially for more urgent scenarios.

Fellow Aidan Stotz

01.27.2026 Portrait of a serious woman sitting on a couch and looking at her phone. Telehealth concept

Telehealth Bridges the Post-Dobbs Divide

Travel has long been a barrier to abortion access, and the Dobbs decision has worsened these disparities. Telehealth is filling the gap.

Fellow Rowena Lindsay

12.03.2025 Illustration of a crowd of individuals looking at their phones, scrolling headlines and looking outraged, sad, and angry. Clickbait and rage bait concept.

Illustration of a crowd of individuals looking at their phones, scrolling headlines and looking outraged, sad, and angry. Clickbait and rage bait concept.

This Headline Will Make You Angry… And That’s the Point

In today’s attention economy, anger may outperform curiosity, but chasing outrage comes with a steep price tag.

Fellow Bernadette Carter-Salmond

11.03.2025 Bitcoin mining farm

Bitcoin’s Toxic Footprint

Bitcoin mining’s rising energy demand in the U.S. drives air pollution and other health risks, with little federal oversight or regulation.

Fellow Rowena Lindsay

10.22.2025 Group of adolescents using mobile phones in hallway at high school

Helping Adolescents Navigate Their Digital Lives

While online spaces can hold a lot of benefits for adolescents, they also come with particular risks that can be difficult to handle alone.

Fellow Rowena Lindsay

09.03.2025 Portrait of a young woman holding smartphone at bar, cheering after betting on her favorite sports team. Sport gambling concept

Sportsbooks: Gambling the Odds, Or Your Health?

Since the federal ban on sports betting ended in 2018, the industry has surged. But so have online searches for gambling addiction help.

Fellow Mallika Chimpiri

08.26.2025 A woman lies on a bed in bright sunlight from the window. Restful sleep concept

Sleep as Medicine: Getting Back to What Restores Us

Sleep supports and restores every system in our bodies, but our culture often treats rest as an afterthought.

Guest Author Lily Fotovat

Editor Monica L. Wang

06.25.2025 Young kidfluencer filming a video

Kidfluencing: Profits Over Protection

The more successful a family's kidfluencing venture, the more likely the child’s fundamental rights are being violated.

Fellow Bernadette Carter-Salmond

06.03.2025 portrait of a young, distressed Black woman looking at phone and scrolling on social media

Misleading Information About Popular Medical Tests on Social Media

As more people turn to social media for health advice, posts about medical testing may be a possible new driver of overdiagnosis.

Guest Authors Brooke Nickel, Joshua Zadro

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