Pathogens in long-term care facilities
Oct. 12, 2023
Autism and schizophrenia risk factors
Oct. 12, 2023
Vaccines for Malawi children
Jan. 25, 2024
AI clinical algorithms
New England Journal of Medicine, Preparing Physicians for the Clinical Algorithm Era
August 10, 2023
Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome
Approximately one in four Maryland youth is overweight or obese.
The Governor’s Office for Children
An Aging Epidemic
By 2040, nearly one-quarter of Maryland’s population will be age 60 or older.
Maryland Department of Aging: State Plan on Aging 2022-2025
Emerging Pathogens and Climate Medicine
Three out of four new emerging infectious diseases are zoonotic.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Zoonotic Diseases
Mental Health and Addiction
Maryland’s overdose death rate is 50% higher than the national average.
National Center for Drug Abuse Statistics
Health Inequity and Health Disparities
A black baby born in Maryland is 2.5 times more likely to die than a white baby.
Maryland Department of Health: 2019 Maryland Rural Health Conference
Brain Diseases and Neurodegeneration
Over 100,000 Marylanders age 65 or older have Alzheimer’s disease.
Alzheimer’s Association: Maryland
Big Data Computation
AI tools can level the playing field to help highlight and erase inequities in health.
Nature Medicine, 13 January 2020: Treating health disparities with artificial intelligence.