Technology Archives

10.23.2018 Smartphone with texts cautioning against sexting

Teen Sexting

Teenagers are using technology to explore their sexuality. However, older laws created specifically to address child pornography can be used to prosecute teen sexting.

Fellow Erin Polka

10.12.2018 Two hackathon participants sitting at a table in front of a whiteboard with ideas

Health Equity

Hacking Public Health

Everyone loves a hackathon, it seems. How much do hackathons really contribute to solving public health problems? Are they a meaningful new tool, or simply the latest fad?

08.28.2018 cartoon a cartoon of a pig chef holding a yellow gem

Video Games and Good Eating

Emerging evidence suggests that special types of video games, called games for health, can change health behavior. Squire’s Quest! II aims to help fourth and fifth graders eat more fruit and vegetables.

Guest Author Debbe Thompson

06.18.2018 Iyah Romm

Iyah Romm

As the first in a new series of conversations with public health innovators, Michael Stein spoke with Iyah Romm, cofounder and CEO of Cityblock, a start-up focused on improving the health of underserved urban populations.

Editor Michael Stein

04.30.2018 Telephone wires and digital cable connectors

Health Equity

Digital Divide Hinders Health-Promoting Technologies

New health technologies such as patient portals often require quality internet access, but there is a digitial divide: over 24 million Americans do not have high-speed internet.

Guest Authors Adam Perzynski, Kristen Berg

03.20.2018 PIxellatd closeup of a baby's eyes and nose

Glued to the Tube

Seventy-five percent of parents with young children reported having television on at least half of the time even when no one is watching. What role does screen time play in family interactions?

Fellow Erin Polka

01.24.2018 Teenager in a hoodie sitting on a fence looking at a cellphone

Where They’re At: Phones and Homeless Youth

Phones, social media, and technology are critical to connect homeless youth with parents, potential employers, peers and social services.

Fellow Madeline Bishop

07.20.2017 CAMTech Uganda Medtech Hack-a-thon

Disease

It Works: Innovative Medical Technology’s Impact on Global Health

Forward-thinking private sector companies like CAMTech are pooling resources to address disease burden in low- and middle-income countries.

Guest Author Kristian Olson

01.10.2017 Hand in a latex glove holding a test tube in a lab

Accelerating 21st Century Cures

Robert K. Coughlin of MassBio on why a new law, commonly referred to as 21st Century Cures, will have real and positive impact.

Guest Author Robert K. Coughlin

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