Our healthcare records outlive us – it’s time to decide what happens to the data once we’re gone
Once online, our healthcare data could be used for research long after we're gone.
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Multimorbidity could cause a healthcare crisis – here’s what we can do about it
Modern healthcare specialises, but as the population ages, many patients need more general care.
Why has healthcare become such a target for cyber-attackers?
Confidential data and even human lives are at risk thanks to the huge spread of connected technology in healthcare.
Stressed? Running on empty? It’s not compassion fatigue
The myth of compassion fatigue suggests that compassion is a finite resource. The reality is that health-care providers are over-worked and need better institutional support.
Common courtesy can humanize cancer care
Cancer care is often impersonal, industrial and needlessly stressful. Allowing patients to witness personal introductions between their physicians would help ease their anxiety and build trust.
Africa must reboot its health systems to cope with non-communicable diseases
Africa is expected to have among the steepest increases in the number of people affected by non-communicable diseases - it needs health care systems that can cope.
Why the US does not have universal health care, while many other countries do
Arguments about the AHCA showed deep disagreement on health care coverage. Could this move us toward universal coverage, which some say could be simpler? Don't hold your breath.
30% of stroke survivors have another attack – the NHS could do more to prevent it
Doctors and other health professionals are too focused on rehab and not enough on secondary prevention.
Alphabet’s new plan to track 10,000 people could take wearables to the next level
Project Baseline opens up new opportunities in health care, both for the researchers working with big data and for consumers who want more sophisticated ways to track their health.
How ‘frugal innovation’ can fight off inequality
Redressing the balance can start from the bottom up.
Maximizers vs. minimizers: The personality trait that may guide your medical decisions – and costs
Just about everyone wants medical care, but some want it a lot more. We discovered a personality trait that explains why it's hard to improve health care outcomes and costs.
Republicans fumble ACA repeal: Expert reaction
Trump cuts bait, Ryan loses his nerve – and the Obamacare repeal goes down without a vote. What's next for Congress and the GOP?
British pensioners in Spain worry Brexit could force them to return to UK
Spiralling living costs on a diminshed pension has come with uncertainty about the future.
Steering South Africa’s budget between excess patronage and prudence
In preparing the 2017 national budget South Africa needs to take heed of warnings that its historical austerity measures are hurting the poor and even costing lives.
FactCheck: are bulk-billing rates falling, or at record levels?
In twin speeches to the National Press Club, Labor leader Bill Shorten said bulk-billing rates are falling, while Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said bulk-billing is at record levels. Who was right?
Why Kenya has been unable to end a two-month long doctors’ strike
Doctors in Kenya went on strike two months ago asking the government to implement a collective bargaining agreement signed in June 2013.
Kenya’s emergency medical services need major work
Kenya faces a rising number of major incidents and disasters. Any delays in treating patients could result in increased morbidity and mortality rates.
Are our busy doctors and nurses losing empathy for patients?
With more demand on doctors and nurses and a push for quicker consultations, clinical empathy is being dwarfed by the need for efficiency.
Why artificial intelligence has not revolutionised healthcare… yet
Artificial intelligence is already transforming a range of industries but it has still to make an impact on healthcare. So what's the hold up?
How PTSD treatment can learn from ancient warrior rituals
The difficulties that soldiers face when returning home from battle are part of an old, old story.
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Professor of Cyber Security, School of Computer Science and Informatics, De Montfort University
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Professor of health policy, University of York
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Professor of Health Services Research, University of Aberdeen
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Professor of Health Economics, University of Adelaide
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Professor of Health Economics and Director, Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation, University of Technology Sydney
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ARC Future Fellow, Australian National University
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Peter Sivey is a Friend of The Conversation.
Associate Professor, School of Economics, Finance and Marketing, RMIT University
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Health economist, University of Technology Sydney
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Co-Director, Menzies Centre for Health Policy, University of Sydney
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Professor, University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer, Politics and Public Policy, Flinders University
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Associate Dean (Learning and Teaching), Faculty of Health Sciences, Australian Catholic University
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Deputy Vice-Chancellor Education and Professor of Molecular Biology, UNSW
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