A new survey of UK adults finds most of us track our health at home, but not everyone is equally likely to benefit.
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Smartwatches aren’t always as accurate as you might think. In some cases, you’d be better off listening to your body.
An increasing number of Australians take multiple medications, increasing the risk of misuse and harm. But there is currently no centralised way to track prescriptions.
South African youth workers, despite limited resources, are finding creative ways to connect with young people through digital tools.
Here’s what you should know – and ask – if your doctor uses an AI scribe in your consultation.
Researching what digital health interventions work for Indigenous people is effective when it’s Indigenous-led, based on trust, and engages local values and protocols.
AI-driven hyper-personalised health nudges could be the next big thing – but they ignore the real factors behind chronic health problems
As the digital economy accelerates, New Zealand needs new rules to regulate how we develop new services– and who develops them.
AI-powered mental health chatbots have the advantage of being easily accessible. However, users may overestimate their therapeutic benefits and underestimate their limitations.
New Zealand has no legislation, nor a national strategy, explicitly addressing or policing accessibility to digital health tools.
Here’s where we could lift our game to ensure reliable, equitable and culturally safe telehealth for First Nations people in Australia, whether living remotely or in our cities.
As diabetes progresses, insulin injections become the only treatment option. But the transition from oral medication to injectable insulin is often a bumpy one.
As the pandemic pushes healthcare online, it’s time to stop overlooking the environmental impacts.
Top contributors
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Lecturer, University of South Africa
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Chairperson, Diabetes Alliance; Co-founder, Diabetes Research Centre, University of Pretoria
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Associate Deputy Vice-Chancellor Academic, Indigenous Advancement, Curtin University
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Assistant Professor in Health Ethics, Simon Fraser University
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Senior Lecturer in Nursing, Auckland University of Technology
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Associate Professor, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Queensland
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Professor in Telehealth,Centre for Online Health, The University of Queensland
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Master of Science Student, Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University
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Professor of Informatics and Chair in Complexity Science, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Project Head, Tshwane Insulin Project, University of Pretoria
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Senior Research Fellow (ARC DECRA), Emerging Technologies Research Lab, Faculty of Information Technology, Monash University
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Associate Professor in Health Technology Law, The University of Melbourne
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Associate professor, University of Pretoria
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Postdoctoral Fellow in Human Geography, Keele University
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Centre for Ageing Research and Translation, University of Canberra