Technology and Innovation

Many of this year’s biggest stories marked the beginning of—or turning points for—important public health issues.

A new generation of communicators is rebuilding trust in public health, one conversation at a time.

Antonella Sturniolo, MPH ’22, developed the Upsilon IUD, a unique intrauterine device that contains neither hormones nor copper.

Translating discoveries into products and services can broaden public health’s impact—and sometimes turn a profit.

Anti-malaria programs, largely focused on vector control, have saved many millions of lives—albeit with recent gains now threatened—since the moment in 1897 when the India Medical Service’s Ronald Ross demonstrated that the “dapple winged mosquito” and not miasmatic “bad air” was the vehicle of malaria transmission.

mRNA vaccine technology has huge potential for treating not just infectious diseases but cancer and many chronic diseases—advances that may be threatened by funding cuts.

Researchers credit wider use of continuous glucose monitoring and insulin delivery devices.

The grant will study the effectiveness of an adolescent mental health app in improving well-being and reducing anxiety and depression among teenagers. 

A novel intervention combines vaccines and harmless bacteria to “starve out” antibiotic resistant pathogens. 

The award will support the initial development of a suicide prevention mobile app tailored for Spanish-speaking caregivers.

New strategies like liquid biopsies and immunotherapy are revolutionizing cancer care and prevention.

Ciprian Crainiceanu, PhD, MS, is a professor in the Department of Biostatistics working on complex, high dimensional data obtained from wearable and implantable computing and neuroimaging studies.

Analysis of visits during the COVID-19 pandemic through mid-2024 suggests telehealth may contribute to widening gaps in mental health care access across economic groups.

Leaving the World Health Organization would have broad impacts.

Digital technologies are increasingly integral to health care delivery, but disparities in access and utilization remain stark