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Reassurance scans are marketed as a way to ‘give you peace of mind’ about your baby’s development. But often those doing the scans aren’t actually sonographers.
AI tools could help clinicians create our health records. But there’s lots than can go wrong.
This week medical leaders met in Canberra to explore why women doctors in Australia are vulnerable to sexual harassment – and to draft a set of safety standards to prevent this in future.
Neurosurgeon Charlie Teo has been found guilty of unsatisfactory professional conduct. Here’s what that means.
A new proposal is reigniting an old debate about cosmetic surgery. Now it’s focused on what kind of training cosmetic surgeons should have before wielding their instruments.
We may need to reconsider how we sanction serious or ‘repeat offenders’. That may include permanently barring them from practice.
It’s not as simple as churning out more products, though that’s a good starting point.
Bioprinting, an offshoot of 3D printing, is advancing so rapidly that regulators have been caught off guard. Two legal scholars argue patients and manufacturers would benefit from clearer rules.
From dementia to depression to drug addiction, artificial brain stimulation has been hailed as a landmark medical technology for the future. But safeguards are needed if we want the benefits without the risks.
How an implant is designed, tested, regulated and discussed with patients tends to disadvantage women. It’s time that changed.
Here’s how we can change the system of approval for new medical implants.
Due to a lack of effective regulations, there is little oversight of “stem cell treatments” and the businesses that provide them.
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Lecturer in Law, Sydney Law School, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Sociology and Gender Studies, Monash University
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Professor of Sociology in the School of Social Sciences, Monash University
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Professor, Newcastle University
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Professor of Intellectual Property and Innovation Law; Director Centre for Intellectual Property Policy and Managament (CIPPM), Bournemouth University, Bournemouth University
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Professor of Law, Villanova University
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Professor of General Practice, Adelaide University
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Professor of Biomedical and Health Informatics at the Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University
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Research Fellow, Australian Centre for Health Engagement, Evidence and Values, University of Wollongong