A lack of sleep and reduced physical activity during pregnancy are linked to risk of preterm birth, according to new research led by the Stanford School of Medicine.
In the study, which published online Sept. 28 in npj Digital Medicine, the researchers collected data from devices worn by more than 1,000 women throughout pregnancy. With a machine learning algorithm, the scientists sifted through participants’ activity information to detect fine-grained changes in sleep and physical activity patterns.
Read the story here: https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2023/09/smartwatch-sleep-premature-birth.html
If you have chest pain, should you ask a chatbot, like ChatGPT, for medical advice? Should your doctor turn to AI for help with a diagnosis?
These are the types of questions that chatbots are raising for the healthcare industry and the people it serves.
Read it here: https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/chatgpt-medical-advice-767b4aa1?mod=hp_jr_pos2.
Thursday, February 1, from 1:30-2:50, MSOB, Rm 303
Causal Health Equity – Toward a Taxonomy
Drago Plecko
Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Computer Science, Columbia University
More information here: https://dbds.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Seminar-Series-Flier-Drago-Plecko.pdf