Technology and Innovation

Anti-malaria programs, largely focused on vector control, have saved many millions of lives—albeit with recent gains now threatened—since the moment in 1897 when the India Medical Service’s Ronald Ross demonstrated that the “dapple winged mosquito” and not miasmatic “bad air” was the vehicle of malaria transmission.

Researchers credit wider use of continuous glucose monitoring and insulin delivery devices.

The grant will study the effectiveness of an adolescent mental health app in improving well-being and reducing anxiety and depression among teenagers. 

A novel intervention combines vaccines and harmless bacteria to “starve out” antibiotic resistant pathogens. 

The award will support the initial development of a suicide prevention mobile app tailored for Spanish-speaking caregivers.

New strategies like liquid biopsies and immunotherapy are revolutionizing cancer care and prevention.

Ciprian Crainiceanu, PhD, MS, is a professor in the Department of Biostatistics working on complex, high dimensional data obtained from wearable and implantable computing and neuroimaging studies.

Analysis of visits during the COVID-19 pandemic through mid-2024 suggests telehealth may contribute to widening gaps in mental health care access across economic groups.

Leaving the World Health Organization would have broad impacts.

Digital technologies are increasingly integral to health care delivery, but disparities in access and utilization remain stark

App to support hearing awareness available in English and Spanish on iOS and Android smartphones in 28 countries, including U.S.; to expand in Chinese, French, German, and Japanese

Analysis of FDA clearance documents for pulse oximeters suggests low compliance with 2013 FDA non-mandatory recommendation

Hearing Numbers are a health metric—like weight, vision, and blood pressure—we can track and respond to over the lifespan.

A look at how a coalition of activists, organizations, agencies, scientists, and residents came together to start restoring Baltimore’s iconic waterway.

Public health experts extolled the promise of AI to solve longstanding public health problems in an October 8 panel discussion but also raised concerns about its potential for exacerbating inequity.