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Medical doctor writing electronic medical record of patient on laptop.

How Good Are AI ‘Clinicians’ at Medical Conversations?

January 6, 2025 | Researchers design a more realistic test to evaluate AI’s clinical communication skills.

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Wooden building blocks that spell out ethics.

Providing Ethical Guidance when Translating Science into Technology

July 1, 2024 | Collaborative ethics model aims to ensure safety and benefit for everyone.

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COVID-19 Coronavirus cells.

An AI Tool That Can Help Forecast Viral Outbreaks

October 26, 2023 | EVEscape predicts future viral mutations, new variants using evolutionary, biological information.

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Production line of white pills.

Can AI Transform The Way We Discover New Drugs?

December 20, 2022 | HMS-led team designs AI platform to optimize drug discovery.

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Doctor holding tablet with hologram of a body.

Approach to Demystify Black Box AI Not Ready for Prime Time

October 10, 2022 | Research suggests that compared with human clinicians, image heat maps underperform and require further refinement.

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Swab or saliva test for corona virus.

New Portable Diagnostic Detects SARS-CoV-2 RNA and Antibodies at the Same Time

August 17, 2022 | Novel, multiplexed platform combines CRISPR with electrochemical sensing to track infections’ course via saliva.

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Traveler holds vaccine passport certificate to show COVID 19 vaccination status

More Than Just Vaccine Certificates

April 8, 2022 | Vaccine QR codes a step on long journey to computerize healthcare.

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1930s Home Owners Loan Corporation (HOLC) map of Boston showing redlining

Interactive Web Series Explores Environmental Racism

February 2, 2022 | New series of web resources from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health tell a multifaceted story about disparities in environmental exposures.

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