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A major update for dating simulation game Love and Deepspace has furrowed brows – it now includes a period tracker.
Doctors have an overwhelming amount of individual patient data and medical research at their disposal to make diagnoses and treatment plans.
The company’s privacy policy does mention sharing data with research bodies, as authorised by Australian law. But few Australians read and understand privacy policies.
Using ethnicity as a proxy for need is supported by local and international research. The government’s decision to get rid of it will mean worse outcomes for Māori and Pacific New Zealanders.
The COVID-19 pandemic showed that a one-size-fits-all approach is inadequate for addressing health inequities. A targeted, community-informed strategy is essential to improve public health responses.
Now more than ever we need Red River Métis health data that is conducted ethically and is respectful of both individual and collective rights, and accurately represents our distinct population.
In 2022 the top five conditions involved in deaths in Australia were coronary heart disease, dementia, high blood pressure, cerebrovascular disease (such as a stroke) and diabetes.
We don’t know much about the nature of this large-scale ransomware attack. But it’s not entirely surprising – health data is a prime target for cybercrime.
If it can happen to a future queen, it can happen to you. Maybe it already has.
Now is the time to learn from the COVID-19 response through an action-oriented independent inquiry focused on accountability. Reforms to data generation, access and use are essential.
Some 90% of Australians have a My Health Record. But even if it has health information stored on there, it might be less than informative and rarely referred to.
While statistics tell us the proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with cancer who die is increasing, the reality is likely worse.
There are concerns about how health data are used, but research shows support for uses with public benefits by health-care providers, governments, health-system planners and university-based researchers.
To understand the potential for machine learning to transform medicine, we must go back to the controversial origins of data use in healthcare
A type of computer chip that mimics both the skin and brain could pave the way for wearable devices that monitor and analyze health data using AI right on the body.
One Medical provides primary healthcare services to people across the US.
The brain can count small numbers or compare large ones. But it struggles to understand the value of a single large number. This fact may be influencing how people react to numbers about the pandemic.
In order to track the pandemic, the Public Health Agency of Canada has been using location data without explicit and informed consent. Transparency is key to building and maintaining trust.
The latest NHS data sharing scheme looked set to repeat past mistakes – but the latest postponement provides hope.
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Professor (adjunct) and Senior Fellow, Institute for Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto
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Professor of Health Services and Policy Research, University of British Columbia
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Professor of Cybersecurity, School of Computer Science and Informatics, De Montfort University
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Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto
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Senior Lecturer in Law, The University of Melbourne
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Honorary Enterprise Professor, School of Population and Global Health, and Department of General Practice and Primary Care, The University of Melbourne
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Professor, Ted Rogers School of Information Technology Management, Toronto Metropolitan University
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Clinical Senior Research Associate, MRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge
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Professor and Director, Australian Centre for Health Engagement, Evidence and Values, University of Wollongong
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Senior lecturer, Monash University
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Professor of Digital Economy, University of Nottingham
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Associate Professor of Pharmacognosy, Addis Ababa University
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Associate Professor, School of Population Health, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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PhD Student in Computing, Engineering and Mathematics, University of Brighton
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Research fellow in Public Health, Africa University
