Topic
Health care
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The data speak: Stronger pandemic response yields better economic recovery
Study of 1918 flu pandemic shows U.S. cities that responded more aggressively in health terms also had better economic rebounds.
March 31, 2020 -
MIT initiates mass manufacture of disposable face shields for Covid-19 response
A team from MIT has designed disposable face shields that can be mass produced quickly to address hospitals’ needs nationwide.
March 31, 2020 -
Scene at MIT: Donations of personal protective equipment ready for local hospitals
Labs across campus respond to a call; MIT sends thousands of items directly to area hospitals in need.
March 27, 2020 -
3 Questions: The risks of using 3D printing to make personal protective equipment
Professor Martin Culpepper provides caution on the use of 3D printing to make masks and other PPE for individuals on the front lines of the Covid-19 crisis.
March 26, 2020 -
“Inactive” pill ingredients could raise the dose of your medication
With help from artificial intelligence, researchers identify hidden power of vitamin A and ordinary chewing gum glaze.
March 17, 2020 -
Moving beyond “defensive medicine”
Study shows removing liability concerns slightly increases C-section procedures during childbirth.
March 11, 2020 -
A mobile tool for global change
Dimagi’s data-collection platform has helped improve health care for hundreds of millions of people around the world.
March 8, 2020 -
A force for health equity
Through on-site projects in developing countries and internships in the business world, Kendyll Hicks explores the political and economic drivers of global health.
February 29, 2020 -
What pharmacy students in Ethiopia can do with supply chain education
The MIT Humanitarian Supply Chain lab led a blended supply chain management course with Addis Ababa University.
February 19, 2020 -
How to tackle depression in Japan?
CCI and Takeda collaborate on a theoretical approach leveraging networks of people and machines in support of individuals experiencing depression.
February 4, 2020 -
Hospital rankings hold up
Some basic metrics do effectively diagnose care quality, according to MIT economists.
January 30, 2020 -
Health care innovators strive to make a difference
A week of learning with MIT Bootcamps sparked ideas that Jal Panchal and Maria Hahn are taking forward to solve problems in health care.
January 23, 2020 -
Technique reveals whether models of patient risk are accurate
Computer scientists’ new method could help doctors avoid ineffective or unnecessarily risky treatments.
January 23, 2020 -
Whitehead Institute receives $10 million to study sex chromosomes’ impact on women’s health
Gift establishes the Brit Jepson d’Arbeloff Center on Women's Health.
January 15, 2020 -
How well can computers connect symptoms to diseases?
Models that map these relationships based on patient data require fine-tuning for certain conditions, study shows.
January 9, 2020 -
In health care, does “hotspotting” make patients better?
Study shows no effect from program intended to reduce repeated hospitalizations by targeting high-cost patients.
January 8, 2020 -
New health insurance insights
Economists analyze how patients and health care providers value Medicaid.
December 15, 2019 -
Planning for death, as a way to improve life
Startup co-founded by alumna Suelin Chen helps people share their end-of-life wishes with loved ones.
December 6, 2019 -
Producing better guides for medical-image analysis
Model quickly generates brain scan templates that represent a given patient population.
November 26, 2019 -
Machine learning shows no difference in angina symptoms between men and women
Finding could help overturn the prevailing notion that men and women experience angina differently.
November 6, 2019