Technology Archives

12.05.2019 a woman's hand touching a cell phone

Just Google It

Searching the internet for abortion services may work for some, but it will leave those living far from an abortion provider without good information.

Guest Author Laura Dodge

12.04.2019 a woman smiling at the camera

Health Equity

Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo

Oluwatobi Alliyu profiles Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo to define precision medicine and highlight its uptake in health systems for at-risk populations.

Fellow Oluwatobi Alliyu

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Mental & Behavioral Health

Updating Your Health Status

Questions about privacy and consent arise as researchers predict diagnoses by analyzing individuals' Facebook status updates and electronic medical records.

Fellow Oluwatobi Alliyu

09.27.2019 a comparison of a comparison of a bed and a bed

Tweet Dreams

Our smartphones give unprecedented access to information and connect us to our friends and family, but Americans find it hard to unplug.

Fellow Greg Kantor

09.04.2019 a graph of a number of people

Death Watch

Does the news reflect what we die from? We have been conditioned to fear the exceedingly rare and ignore what’s more likely to kill us.

Fellow Greg Kantor

07.29.2019 a black and white stencil of a man

How Are We Doing?

We must tune ourselves to the human, emotional impact of our healthcare technology advances to lower human suffering and build healthier healthcare systems.

Guest Author Claudia Williams

06.24.2019 a pink headphones on a pink and blue background

A Hearing Test for the Digital Age

Hearing loss is often underdiagnosed or considered a trivial effect of aging despite abundant evidence showing its far-reaching effects.

Guest Authors Karina De Sousa, De Wet Swanepoel, David Moore, Cas Smits

05.22.2019 a man in a black shirt

Chatbot Chats to Improve Health

As technology and our psychology continue to evolve, it is critical to understand how best to use chatbots in public health interventions.

Guest Author Annabell Ho

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Health Equity

A Data-Driven Approach for Nonprofits

The nonprofit organization DataKind is bridging the gap between data science and nonprofits doing work critical to public health.

Guest Author Tara Murphy

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