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Gadgets that tell too many people to go to the doctor are a worry, but the growing enthusiasm for health monitoring should be encouraged.
Most hospitals have a mix of paper and digital records.
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If you’re opting out of My Health Records, you’re opting in to “business as usual”. Here’s what the current system looks like.
Health information is an attractive target for offenders.
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Concerns about the scheme have prompted some Australians – including Liberal MP Tim Wilson and former Queensland premier Campbell Newman – to opt out.
Chips with everything.
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Sweden’s deep relationship with digital technology helps explain why its biohacking scene is so unique.
Research from around the world shows that at least one in eight teens has had a sexually explicit image of themselves forwarded, without consent.
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Sex-education curricula that openly discuss sexting, consent and other online behaviours have never been more important for teens – in Ontario and globally.
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How a technology born from finance – the blockchain – can help the pharmaceutical industry to carry out clinical trials that protect patients.
Images are so useful in medical diagnosis - but there are legal and ethical concerns about how they’re used.
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Has your doctor ever taken a photo of your medical condition? It’s really useful to aid diagnosis, but we still don’t have the right legislation to ensure legal and ethical protections.
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Data ethics should pay much more attention to the social value of research
Surgeons at the University of Saskatchewan use a 3D printed human brain to plan complex neurosurgical procedures for patients with movement disorders.
From cheap prosthetic arms for landmine victims in Sudan to the promise of surgery on astronauts in space — 3D printing is sparking a healthcare revolution.
You create a lot of healthcare data during your life. What happens after it?
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Once online, our healthcare data could be used for research long after we’re gone.
Why did I click “download”?
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Confidential data and even human lives are at risk thanks to the huge spread of connected technology in healthcare.
Would you want Google to know if you have ‘criminal genes’?
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A freedom of information request reveals that Google wants its AI company DeepMind to get involved in the 100,000 Genomes Project.
Bringing technology into the healthcare system is overdue, and should be revolutionary.
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There are many obstacles to bringing the power of 21st-century technology to the NHS. But that shouldn’t stop us trying.
Not easy to report ill health if you’re going to get a knock at the door from officials.
Passing on health information of ‘migrants’ seeking help goes against doctor-patient confidentiality and also poses a public health risk. A doctor spells out her concerns.
The smartphone will see you now.
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A new diagnostic smartphone app is a modern move for the health provider.
While technology is not always a replacement, it can offer increased choice and flexibility.
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Smartphones, tablets and computers are increasingly expanding the availability of health services. This means we can access help anonymous at a time and place that suits us.
Don’t lock it away, do something useful with it.
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In areas as diverse as transport, health or commerce, the answer to many problems starts with open data.
It takes time for a human to become good at diagnosing ailments, but that learning is lost when they retire.
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Humans can only do so much when it comes to diagnosing what’s wrong with a patient. So why not let machines take over? They learn faster than humans and never retire.
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Wearable technology could help us manage our own health but separate us from our doctors as they drown in data.
Where do you live?
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Understanding genetics isn’t enough to solve our health problems – we need to look at where people live, too.