Digital health can improve care, but in Ontario, health data are still fragmented, despite billions of dollars spent over the last two decades to enable fast and secure exchange of health information.
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Galaxy images and patient records can be equally confusing. Now a team of astrophysicists have realised their methods could help medical professionals.
A freedom of information request reveals that Google wants its AI company DeepMind to get involved in the 100,000 Genomes Project.
There are many obstacles to bringing the power of 21st-century technology to the NHS. But that shouldn’t stop us trying.
The outgoing president leaves behind some solid accomplishments in the world of science, tech and medicine. But the biggest departure from his predecessors might have been in his approach.
Data-privacy advocates may have won the care.data battle, but it looks like they’re about to lose the war.
Getting a test result from the doctor is usually more than a yes or a no answer. More often than not, test results come in tables of numbers with information about ranges and unfamiliar units, all formatted…
Many of us live in a world where we can access and edit personal information online and on the move. Whether it is checking bank balances, amending grocery orders, or informing the world of our most recent…
Last week NHS England announced that the care.data scheme would be put on hold for six months while efforts were made to “build understanding of the benefits of using the information, what safeguards are…
Jonathan Freedland is right to argue the value of linking health datasets for information and research purposes, as the NHS’s care.data scheme plans to do with information for people living in England…
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Lecturer in Philosophy, University of the West of Scotland
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Professor of Astrophysics, University of Sussex
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Professor of Visual Computing, University of Bradford
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Alison Macfarlane is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor of Perinatal Health, City St George's, University of London
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Senior Lecturer in Medical Ethics and Law, St George's, University of London
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PhD Candidate, University of Manchester
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Professor of Health Behavior and Health Education, Co-Director of the Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine, University of Michigan
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Professor of Cybersecurity, Head of School of Computer Science and Informatics, De Montfort University
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Associate Professor of Public Policy and Women's Studies, University of Michigan
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Professor, Ted Rogers School of Information Technology Management, Toronto Metropolitan University
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Assistant Professor, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto