AI and machine learning could halve preventable errors in medicine
Researcher Suchi Saria works to bridge the gap between AI solutions and implementation in healthcare
People with sickle cell disease are less likely to get kidney transplants than those without
Sickle cell disease predominantly affects Black populations, and kidney transplants can save their lives
Elderly patients are being excluded from breakthroughs in diabetes science
We need more inclusivity in research, and technology geared towards older patients.
The lifesaving transplant organ you're waiting on may go missing in transit
A new investigation finds that many organs are critically delayed while being shipped on commercial airliners
Your Apple smartwatch may be the key to detecting heart issues before they happen
Researchers surveyed over 400,000 participants over eight months to see whether a smartwatch app could detect atrial fibrillation
Your anonymized data might not be as anonymous as you thought
A new study raises serious ethical and practical questions about data security
Netflix's new show, Diagnosis, replaces House M.D. with the crowd — and exposes failures in the U.S. healthcare system
The patient in the first episode travels to Italy to get a diagnosis that never even occurred to her local doctors
Would you trust an artificially intelligent doctor?
AI is reading CT scans to more efficiently detect bone fractures in osteoporosis patients
Bacteria from our guts have the tools to solve blood bank shortages
The discovery of a new enzyme system that can convert type A blood into type O blood could ease strain on universal donors and transform healthcare
Loneliness is an epidemic, and we can turn to technology to fix it
Loneliness is especially a problem for older adults. The solution? More inclusive design.
70 years ago, physicians used a heart defect to fix blue babies
The Blalock-Taussig shunt solves one congenital heart disease by recreating a second one
What if we treated all sick people the way we treat people with a terminal disease?
Palliative care can increase the quality of life for all patients
Medical costs for older adults are going up. Self-care technology can help
But how do we make new technology a daily habit?
How I used my research skills to help diagnose myself
It's hard to leave the science at the lab bench
As a scientist, sometimes I understand too much about my brother's cystic fibrosis
My knowledge of his disease can be helpful, but also supremely frustrating
Three times Louise Slaughter used her microbiology training in Congress
The lawmaker, the only microbiologist in Congress, pushed for public health reform
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New HIV drugs show a disease under control – for those who can afford them
Even as new therapies raise hopes, diagnoses and costs prevent widespread treatment
This biologist believes we should embrace human gene editing
It could free millions from preventable, predetermined suffering