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Human Health MIT for a Better World

WebAll these ingredients are at work at MIT. Fueled by philanthropy, we are bringing our strengths in the life and social sciences, engineering, computing, the humanities, and …

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Computing for the Health of the Planet MIT for a Better …

WebEnsuring the health and safety of our planet necessitates approaches that connect scientific, engineering, social, economic, and political aspects. New computational …

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Public Health Drives Undergrad MIT for a Better World

WebBy Christine Thielman Shulammite Lim ’22 is pursuing a passion for public health that began in high school, when she volunteered to support free community health …

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Health Care Economics MIT for a Better World

WebImproving human health at sustainable costs on a global scale requires an understanding not only of medicine and public health, but also of the economic factors and incentives …

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A. Michael West: Advancing Human-Robot Interactions in …

WebAn accomplished MIT student researcher in health care robotics, with many scholarship and fellowship awards to his name, A. Michael West is nonchalant about how he chose his …

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Jameel Clinic Fuels Health Breakthroughs with Power of AI

WebJameel Clinic researchers see enormous potential for AI to improve health care across the globe. “This is a place where we can really impact people’s lives,” says Fuentes. “In just …

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Harnessing Wireless Signals to Monitor Health

WebWith her research team at CSAIL, Katabi has developed a technology that uses wireless signals to track human motion—even through walls—without requiring wearable tracking …

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Global Health and Medical Humanities MIT for a Better …

WebThe MIT Global Health and Medical Humanities initiative, led by anthropologist Erica Caple James, examines illness and disease from multiple perspectives—not only as a matter of …

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Health MIT for a Better World

WebAt MIT, we focus our strengths in education, research, and innovation on critical, interconnected issues in human health, from prevention strategies to life-saving …

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Advancing Student Life and Wellbeing at MIT

WebThe Student Life, Wellness, and Support Fund has been critical in meeting a broad range of student needs, such as obtaining a winter coat or a few meals, dealing with unexpected …

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What To Do about AI in Health

WebAlthough artificial intelligence in health has shown great promise, pressure is mounting for regulators around the world to act, as AI tools demonstrate potentially harmful outcomes.

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Coding For Health Equity MIT for a Better World

WebCoding For Health Equity. Choosing a major was a long process for Mercy Oladipo. Coming into MIT, she was interested in both computer science and medicine, but a plan for how …

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Robot Takes Contact-free Measurements of Patients’ Vital Signs

WebThe MIT and BWH researchers came up with the idea to use robotics to enable contactless monitoring of vital signs, to allow health care workers to minimize their exposure to …

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A Model Approach to Public Health MIT for a Better World

WebResearchers can then adjust model inputs to predict how different public-health policies may affect the spread. For example, the model showed that in Georgia, Florida, and …

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The Potential of Artificial Intelligence to Bring Equity in Health Care

WebHealth care is at a junction, a point where artificial intelligence (AI) tools are being introduced to all areas of the space. This introduction comes with great expectations: AI …

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Startups Led by MIT Mechanical Engineers Offer Health Care …

WebAnother startup inspired by the Covid-19 pandemic, Teal Bio, developed a comfortable, reusable, and transparent respirator that can be worn by health care professionals on …

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MIT Solve Rises to Meet Health Security and Pandemic Challenge

WebIn the face of the Covid-19 pandemic, MIT Solve launched a new Global Challenge: How can communities around the world prepare for, detect, and respond to emerging …

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A Biomedical Engineer Pivots From Human Movement to …

WebWatching her uncle play a video game when she was a small child started Shaniel Bowen on her path to becoming a biomedical engineer. The game, Metal Gear Solid 2, …

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J-PAL North America Launches Research Initiative to Focus on …

WebThe Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in incalculable losses for millions of Americans, particularly among low-income communities and communities of color.As decision …

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