Health Data

Apps, wearables and ingestibles that support digital mental health have lowered barriers to access but have profound social, ethical, and legal implications

Medibank’s data breach exposes how Australia’s most vulnerable have the most to lose when private information is made public

Clinical decision support systems help doctors ‘do the right thing’ by their patients, but they can also be exploited – Australia needs to think about regulation sooner rather than later

Despite public support, the COVIDSafe app failed to reach its download target. So, what are the implications for future policies that need citizens to share information?

Questions remain over measuring the effectiveness of the Australian government’s tracking app, COVIDSafe, along with the mission creep it is sure to entail

Traditional clinical trials have been vital for improving cancer treatments for the last 70 years, but new data-driven approaches can enhance treatment for individuals and better allocate healthcare resources for everyone

Concerns about data privacy are valid. But sharing data saves lives, and Australia lags behind best practice overseas where researchers are safely accessing information to improve health

Adolescents around the world have been overlooked by the global health agenda, but for the first time we now have the data to make a difference

As headlines proclaim that microchips injected under the skin could allow employers to track our every move, the reality is very different