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The Fundamentals
Can AI Make Us Healthier Humans?
Dr. Jody Platt. She is an Associate Professor of Learning Health Sciences at the University of Michigan Medical School. Trained in medical sociology and health policy, her research focuses on issues at the intersection of informatics and ethics. She is interested in understanding what makes data-driven health trusted, and the pathways for earning, achieving, and sustaining trust across stakeholders. Dr. Platt is the Academy Health and ABIM Foundation Senior Scholar in Residence advising on issues of measuring and building trust.
University of Michigan 2024 National Academies of Practice Distinguished Fellows
Medical School News
Six from U-M, including Medical School professor, inducted as distinguished fellows of National Academies of Practice
Six members of the University of Michigan community were inducted into the National Academies of Practice (NAP) as Distinguished Fellows in a ceremony held on March 16, 2024 in Jacksonville, Florida as part of the Annual NAP Meeting and Forum. The group includes faculty and clinicians from the University of Michigan, University of Michigan-Flint and Michigan Medicine.
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Health Lab
For surgery patients, AI could help reduce alcohol-related risks
Surgery patients who drink at a risky level have higher risks of complications; surgical teams could use artificial intelligence to search their records for signs that they may need to cut back.
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Health Lab
Remote learning during pandemic aids medical students with disabilities
Medical students who reported a disability to their school increased by more than 25% during the COVID-19 pandemic, a study shows.
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Health Lab
AI can predict certain forms of esophageal and stomach cancer
AI can predict certain forms of esophageal and stomach cancer Michigan Medicine study says.
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Health Lab
Long in decline, maternal mortality rate trends have stalled in recent years
After decades of falling global maternal mortality rates, has the momentum evaporated? A new WHO report suggests just that, and Michigan Medicine researchers are urging their peers not to take their collective eye off the ball.
Health Lab
Living well with bipolar disorder
Learn how lived experience and research experts define wellness when living with bipolar disorder with the Heinz C. Prechter Bipolar Research Program at the University of Michigan.
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Health Lab
Scientists explain their passion, offer advice
Early career researchers describe their professional journeys to help inspire women and girls pursue careers in science
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Health Lab
An AI model predicting acute kidney injury works, but not without some tweaking
The model identified AKI 48 hours in advance, allowing ample time for clinicians to intervene and provide treatment.