Health informatics
Computational approaches to health care
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Digital health
A mixed-methods study conducted in Germany investigated digital health technology adoption among adults with low literacy skills, identifying technical abilities and language barriers as key obstacles to usage.
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| 2025 |
Artificial intelligence in healthcare
Europe was leading the United States in AI regulation for healthcare, while simultaneously lagging in technological innovation. A California-based biotech company began engaging with the European Medicines Agency earlier in development to address potential regulatory concerns.
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| 2025 |
Digital therapeutics
A pragmatic non-inferiority study demonstrated that video-based behavioral activation therapy for perinatal depression, delivered by trained nonspecialists, was as effective as in-person specialist care in reducing depressive and anxiety symptoms.
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| April 29 2025 | Canada Health Infoway announced the winners of the 2025 Vendor Innovation Program, recognizing eight vendors for their contributions to digital health interoperability and patient data accessibility in Canada. |
| March 26 2025 |
European Health Data Space
The European Health Data Space regulation enters into force, providing EU citizens enhanced control over their personal health data and enabling access for researchers and policy-makers.
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| 2025 |
Digital health
A systematic review was published examining audio-based telehealth, finding it comparable to in-person or video-based care for managing chronic conditions, with potential benefits for quality of life in cancer and noncardiac chest pain management.
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| March 6 2025 |
OpenSAFELY
Received an additional £10 million from the Wellcome Trust to develop data infrastructure, including methods for connecting diverse health datasets and creating enhanced analytical tools for researchers.
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| March 6 2025 |
OpenSAFELY
OpenSAFELY was awarded a £7 million funding package from the Wellcome Trust to analyze outcomes of talking therapies across the NHS.
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| March 5 2025 |
European Health Data Space
The European Health Data Space regulation is published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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| March 3 2025 | HIMSS Global Health Conference and Exhibition held in Las Vegas, Nevada, bringing together healthcare information and management systems professionals. |
| January 20 2025 |
Artificial intelligence in healthcare
During the second Trump administration, deregulation of health AI began, introducing voluntary standards for data collection and sharing, and eliminating statutory definitions for algorithmic discrimination and equity.
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| 2024 | Elected Member of the National Academy of Medicine, a prestigious recognition of his extensive contributions to medical science and informatics. |
| 2024 |
Global Medical Device Nomenclature
World Health Organization (WHO) and the Global Medical Device Nomenclature (GMDN) Agency announced a new collaboration to improve medical device management and safety worldwide. The collaboration involves WHO using 3,000 GMDN Terms, Codes and Definitions within its online medical device information platforms like MeDevIS.
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| 2024 |
Jos Devlies
Passed away, concluding his career as a medical doctor and eHealth expert.
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| October 2024 | Announced collaboration with NVIDIA to develop BRIDGE (Blueprint for Resilient Integration and Deployment of Guided Excellence), a framework for AI deployment in healthcare. |
| 2023 | Appointed as Chair of NASEM's Standing Committee on Evidence Synthesis and Communications in Diet and Chronic Disease Relationships. |
| 2023 | Bruce Y. Lee became a member of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM)'s roundtable on obesity solutions. |
| 2023 | Joined NASEM's committee for Evaluating the Process to Develop the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020-2025. |
| 2023 |
Global health
U.S. Agency for International Development launches new Global Health Research and Development Strategy covering 2023–2028, focusing on international collaboration in medical research and product development.
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| 2023 |
Global health
US government allocates five billion dollar budget for vaccine development to prevent Covid variants, emphasizing the importance of vaccine access and public-private partnerships.
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| 2023 |
Telehealth
A study published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons demonstrated a positive impact of telemedicine, with physicians and patients exceeding expectations for online surgical consultations.
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| 2023 |
OpenSAFELY
The NHS announced plans to expand the use of the OpenSAFELY platform to drive advances in research for major diseases beyond COVID-19.
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| 2023 |
Artificial intelligence in healthcare
A research study compared ChatGPT-generated medical responses with physician responses on Reddit's r/AskDocs, finding that evaluators preferred ChatGPT's responses in 78.6% of 585 evaluations, citing better quality and empathy in answering medical questions.
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| 2023 |
Artificial intelligence in healthcare
A systematic review and thematic analysis revealed that most healthcare stakeholders were skeptical about the empathy of AI-involved care, highlighting ongoing concerns about AI's human interaction capabilities in healthcare settings.
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| 2023 |
Artificial intelligence in healthcare
The US National Eating Disorders Association replaced its human helpline staff with an AI chatbot, which was subsequently taken offline after users reported receiving harmful advice.
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| 2023 |
Artificial intelligence in healthcare
A systematic review and thematic analysis revealed that most stakeholders, including health professionals, patients, and the general public, were skeptical about AI's ability to provide empathetic care.
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| 2023 |
Artificial intelligence in healthcare
A study demonstrated AI's capability in CT-based radiomics classification for grading retroperitoneal sarcoma aggressiveness, achieving 82% accuracy compared to only 44% accuracy in traditional lab biopsy analysis.
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| June 2023 | Becomes President of the American Medical Association, marking a significant milestone in his professional career. |
| April 17 2023 | HIMSS Global Health Conference and Exhibition took place in Chicago, Illinois, showcasing latest healthcare technology and management systems. |
| February 1 2023 | Merger with NHSX completed, and NHS Digital incorporated into NHS England. |
| 2022 | A lawsuit in Michigan found that the state's Newborn Screening program's long-term storage and sales of blood spots to third parties violated state statutes. |
| 2022 | The Institute for Justice filed a class-action lawsuit in New Jersey challenging the retention of Newborn Screening cards used in warrantless law enforcement investigations without consent. |
| 2022 |
Homosexuality in the DSM
DSM-5-TR (Text Revision) released, continuing the approach of not including any diagnostic category applied to sexual orientation, further cementing the removal of sexual orientation from mental disorder classifications.
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| 2022 |
Right to health
Oregon became the first US state to enact a constitutional right to health care through Oregon Ballot Measure 111, marking a significant milestone in recognizing health care as a constitutional right at the state level.
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| 2022 |
MUMPS
Eugene Karataev introduced MiniM, a new MUMPS implementation on the market.
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| 2022 |
Global health
A comprehensive study analyzed global health workforce distribution, highlighting significant disparities in human resources for health, with sub-Saharan Africa, south Asia, and north Africa and the Middle East having the lowest healthcare worker densities.
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| 2022 |
Telehealth
During the Russian invasion of Ukraine, remote surgery and videoconferencing technologies were used to support Ukrainian doctors, providing ad hoc medical expertise and assistance across remote locations.
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| 2022 |
Artificial intelligence in healthcare
Pew Research Center conducted a survey exploring Americans' opinions about AI's increased presence in daily life, revealing that 37% of respondents were more concerned than excited about AI, with 8% specifically worried about potential misuse of AI.
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| December 2022 | TJC announced they would no longer recognize COLA for lab accreditation, giving hospitals and facilities until December 31, 2024 to transition accreditation. |
| December 15 2022 | Official discontinuation of the Health On the Net Foundation website and services. |
| November 2022 |
NHS Electronic Prescription Service
NHS Electronic Prescription Service announced its first Pharmacy app integration, partnering with Healthera to expand digital prescription services.
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| November 2022 | NHS website reached a milestone of over one billion visits in the preceding 12 months, demonstrating its significant public usage and importance as a digital health information resource for England. |
| September 2022 | Dr. David Brailer was appointed as the Chief Health Officer of Cigna, taking on a significant leadership role in the healthcare industry. |
| September 2022 | Health On the Net Foundation announced that their website would be permanently discontinued on December 15, 2022, citing inability to maintain operations. |
| May 3 2022 |
European Health Data Space
European Commission tables the regulatory proposal for the European Health Data Space (EHDS).
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