Emerging Technologies

How Generative AI Is Transforming Medical Education

Harvard Medical School is building artificial intelligence into the curriculum to train the next generation of doctors

• HMS Community

Did AI Solve the Protein-Folding Problem?

Now that AlphaFold has tackled biology’s greatest challenge, scientists can turn to even bigger questions

• Research

Designing Brain-Computer Interfaces That Connect Neurons to the Digital World

Twenty years after meeting at HMS, two alumni are at the leading edge of efforts to use minimally invasive neural implants to improve human health

• Research
• Care Delivery

Can AI Make Medicine More Human?

The history of tools used to support clinical decision-making offers clues to the future of medicine in the age of generative AI

• Care Delivery

Machine Learning Can Predict the Weather — and Human Health

AI is helping clinicians understand and prepare for the health consequences of climate change and the extreme weather events it causes

• Climate in the Clinic

Providing Thoughtful Leadership on AI in Medicine

A commentary

• HMS Community

How Gender Bias in Medicine Has Shaped Women’s Health

Elizabeth Comen untangles the legacy of myths and misconceptions surrounding women’s bodies

• HMS Community
• Care Delivery

A Biomedical Researcher on AI's Promises and Pitfalls

A conversation with Marinka Zitnik, assistant professor of biomedical informatics in the Blavatnik Institute at HMS

• HMS Community
• Research

Building Better Obstetric Care in Africa

Sierra Washington’s path from medical school to Mozambique

• HMS Community

Who or What Has Made You the Physician or Scientist You Are Today?

HMS alumni reflect on the mentors and mindsets that shaped their careers

• HMS Community

In Memoriam, Autumn 2024

• HMS Community