Digital health tools in pathology have advanced rapidly, yet many have not been integrated effectively. SpEMO is a new computational framework that integrates multiple modalities creating a powerful tool for discovery & clinical applications. Learn more: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
(2/2) Evo 2 is fully open source, thanks to CDH-funded researcher Brian Hie and the rest of the team. Learn more in the full publication: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
(1/2) Evo 2 is a new AI model trained on 9 trillion DNA base pairs that can predict the impact of disease-causing gene variants and generate realistic DNA sequences across a wide range of organisms.
We’re still gathering voices for the AI Healthcare Worker Perspectives survey, and we’d love to hear yours. Take the ten-minute survey here: stanforduniversity.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
In this study, 50 sets of notes interpreted by GPT-4o mini were rated by both clinicians & parents based on helpfulness, accuracy, & readability. Learn more: ai.jmir.org/2026/1/e85221
(1/2) Most research on language models (LLMs) in digital health asks whether they meet clinical standards of accuracy. But what about patients and families using this technology to understand their own care?
The AI Healthcare Worker Perspectives survey is still live, and if you work in healthcare, we’d love to hear from you. Take the ten-minute survey here: stanforduniversity.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
We are pleased to share that the @stanfordmedicine.bsky.social Canary Center will host their Symposium on April 28th. The program will focus on minimally invasive strategies to detect diseases, including cancer, at earlier, more curable stages. Details here: canarycenter.stanford.edu/canary-cente...
Can animation help democratize global health messages? A new paper from CDH Associate Director Maya Adam & co-author Till Bärnighausen explores how animated storytelling could help spread the right messages about health around the world. Learn more: rdcu.be/e4sGn
Ambient AI scribes are already easing clinician burden & burnout, but still remain expensive for healthcare systems. How we define & measure ROI will shape not only adoption today, but also how health systems adapt to the broader AI transformation in care. Learn more: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
(2/2) Stanford CDH Director, Eleni Linos, spoke on a panel at the World Governments Summit alongside Daniel Getts of CREATE Medicines about how AI is helping improve access to healthcare for everyone regardless of where they live, and shift the focus of medicine from treatment to prevention.
(1/2) Wellbeing has traditionally been designed to treat illness after it appears. Today however, technology is shifting the focus toward prevention, optimization, and continuous improvement of human performance.
MedHELM, developed by Stanford CDH-funded and affiliated researchers in partnership with Microsoft, evaluates LLMs on their ability to handle real clinical tasks. Learn more: www.nature.com/articles/s41... (2/2)
While large language models (LLMs) can achieve near-perfect scores on medical licensing exams, these tests do not capture the complexity of real-world clinical care. (1/2)
How is AI changing your work in healthcare? If you work in this space, we'd love 10 minutes of your time to share your experience in our study: stanforduniversity.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Each year, 38 million ER visits stem from physical injury, and over 25% of patients report PTSD symptoms within a year. New research suggests the free PTSD Coach app could be a powerful self-management tool for post-injury distress. Learn more: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Applications for our $100k Stanford Center for Digital Health Research Grants are due February 1st.
Learn more and submit your proposal: cdh.stanford.edu/grant2026
AI is changing healthcare, and we want to know how it’s changing your work. If you’re a healthcare worker, you can share your experience in our latest study. Take this survey in less than 10 minutes to participate: stanforduniversity.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
A new paper from CDH-funded researcher James Zou explores the rise of AI “co-scientists”: agents contributing to hypothesis generation, experimental design, analysis, & writing. Learn more about how we can better understand their strengths and limitations in our work: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
From injury prevention to disease treatment, understanding gait matters. GaitDynamics, a generative foundation model developed by CDH-funded researcher Akshay Chaudhari & collaborators, shows the power of this model trained on large & diverse gait data.
See study here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Rare disease research moves faster when people are better connected. The award-winning film, “Matter of Time” highlights Stanford scientists Dr. Jean Tang and Dr. Anthony Oro and the role of digital tools in accelerating treatments for conditions like EB. Learn more: www.matteroftimefilm.com
What can almost 20 years of Reddit threads teach us about atrial fibrillation? A new study uses large language models to uncover patient perceptions that shape shared treatment decisions.
Learn more in the full study: www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/...
Working on innovative research with the potential to transform health? Applications for our Digital Health Research Grant are open until February 1.
Apply now: cdh.stanford.edu/grant2026
Special thank you to Mingming Tong for the beautiful photo.
Sleep takes up a third of our lives, but its potential for AI is only beginning to emerge. SleepFM can predict 130 diseases from a single night of rest, showing how foundation models can interpret the language of sleep.
Read the full study: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
(2/2) Viewing short, animated storytelling video also improved knowledge at 2 weeks, increased expectation to reduce sodium, and saw high voluntary engagement. NCT05735457. Read the full publication here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
(1/2) New in npjDigitalMed (Jan 9): In an online RCT of 8,616 U.S. adults, one viewing of a short, animated storytelling video about dietary sodium, such as the one below, improved knowledge immediately. youtu.be/QYqAbbifI9U
Wishing the Stanford community a happy new year.
As a reminder, our 2026 research grant applications are now open. We encourage collaborative projects that bring together scientists across disciplines or schools at Stanford.
Info here: cdh.stanford.edu/grant2026
Congratulations to CDH-funded researcher, Pascal Geldsetzer, & his co-authors whose article “Herpes Zoster Vaccination and Dementia Occurrence” was selected for @jama.com's inaugural Research of the Year roundup. See all research featured here: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
On the @stanfordmedicine.bsky.social Health Compass podcast CDH Associate Directors Maya Adam & Euan Ashley discuss what exercise does to the body on a molecular level & how to incorporate exercise into daily life.
Watch the full discussion here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YA77...
A new study from CDH Affiliated Faculty Johnathan Chen and colleagues examines whether the amount of clinical case information given to an LLM affects its decision-making performance, exploring four content input approaches.
Learn more: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
