New Special Journal Issue Explores How Artificial Intelligence Is Reshaping Medicine – and Why Delaware Is Emerging as a National Model

Newswise — As artificial intelligence rapidly transforms health care, journalists covering technology, medicine and innovation are looking for expert voices who can cut through the hype and explain what comes next.

Weisong Shi, Alumni Distinguished Professor and chair of the Department of Computer and Information Sciences at the University of Delaware, is helping lead that conversation.

Shi served as guest editor of a new special issue of the Delaware Journal of Public Health focused on artificial intelligence in health care. The issue brings together 16 articles from researchers, clinicians, policymakers and industry leaders examining how AI and big data are reshaping patient care, clinical workflows and health systems.

His perspective is grounded not only in research, but in real-world collaboration.

“At UD, we don’t work in isolation – we’re working closely with health care systems so that innovation happens together from the beginning,” Shi says.

That collaborative approach is positioning Delaware as a “living lab” for AI-enabled health care, with partnerships between the university, health systems like ChristianaCare and government leaders.

Shi can speak to:

• Where AI is already making an impact in health care – and where it still falls short

• How states like Delaware can accelerate innovation through collaboration

• The role of data, infrastructure and interdisciplinary research in scaling AI solutions

• Workforce implications, including how AI is reshaping clinical roles

• What’s next for AI in medicine over the next 5–10 years

Research highlights from the issue include:

• A first-of-its-kind nursing robotics fellowship designed to improve workforce retention and upskill frontline clinicians

• Development of autonomous wheelchairs capable of navigating complex hospital environments

• New approaches to predicting blood glucose levels and improving insulin dosing for people with type 1 diabetes

Shi is available for interviews to provide context, insight and analysis on the rapidly evolving role of AI in health care.