There’s little transparency about who has access to deeply personal medical data or how companies handle it.
Clinicians ask ‘do you mind if I use AI?’ Perhaps you should
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Ruth McHugh-Dillon
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👋🏼 Deputy Health Editor at The Conversation @aunz.theconversation.com 👓I’m a journo with a background in academia ✨Looking for health stories and the next good read. (Views are my own)
There’s an important difference between scrutiny and concern. Here’s why this matters.
Ariana Grande’s appearance attracted intense scrutiny, not just genuine concern
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After backlash from the LGBTQIA+ community, the government agreed to include gender and sexual orientation questions in the new census. So why not intersex?
Why the census won’t ask about intersex variations, and the reason it should
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Are you straight, lesbian, gay, bisexual, pansexual, asexual or another sexual orientation? The census wants to know. Here’s why.
For the first time, the census will ask your sexual orientation. My new study shows why it matters
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The well known recommendation of 10,000 steps per day didn’t come from a research laboratory.
Do we really need 10,000 steps a day?
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Skincare isn’t always a case of ‘the stronger the better’. Getting the right advice helps make sure you find the best treatment for your skin.
3 clinical-grade skincare creams you really shouldn’t buy online
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If an older person believes dodgy health advice on social media, it’s easy to blame their age. But we’re all susceptible.
A fake ‘jelly diet’ has fooled at least one celebrity. You could be next
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Young people are telling us their mental health is suffering. A new study shows why we should believe them.
Mentally, are young people really worse off? Or are they better at admitting they’re struggling?
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The Queer Bookshelf, a personal journey and quest to document queer writing, is smart and generous – but has some surprising omissions.
In a time of backlash, this guide to queer writing is invaluable
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Singing does something measurable to your body and brain, whether you are alone, harmonising in a choir, or singing with your friends at a karaoke bar.
Why does singing feel so good? And is it good for your health?
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Your bed is warm and it’s cold outside. Besides, you have a tickle in your throat. Should you go for that run?
Does regular exercise stop you getting sick in winter?
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More than three-quarters of teachers said their university education left them poorly equipped to teach sexuality and consent education.
Teens want more advice about navigating consent but teachers’ sex ed skills are falling short
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It’s hard to know the size of the problem, whether it's becoming more common or how much it costs taxpayers. But here’s what we know so far.
One Nation is worried about PBS drugs sold on the black market. But how big an issue is this?
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Do you tend to sit down for breakfast? Or do you grab a muesli bar or bacon-and-egg roll on the way in to work? Here’s what to keep in mind.
Is it worse to eat unhealthy food in the morning, or later in the day? And what if you skip breakfast?
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Parents are guided to respond to their child’s behavioural challenges in real time.
How does parent-child interaction therapy work? And who can use it?
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A new study looked at almost one million married couples and found dementia clustered among couples. Shared lifestyle doesn’t explain everything.
Your dementia risk is higher if your spouse has it – but it’s more than shared lifestyle
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If you’ve got low back pain, you’ve probably heard the advice to go for a swim. Now the evidence shows they were right.
Swimming can alleviate low back pain – new study
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When you say ‘but aren’t you cold?’ what are you really asking? Kids will answer how they feel now; parents are planning ahead.
Kids do feel the cold. So why won’t they wear a jumper?
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European broadcasters have been advised to avoid certain close-up shots and slow-motion replays. It’s an overdue change.
Europe is cracking down on ‘sexualised’ broadcasting in women’s athletics. Australia must catch up
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For one thing, there’d be a much higher rate of brain cancers in the decades since mobile phones were widely adopted.
No evidence mobile phones cause brain cancer – new study
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Never seem to get enough sleep? Why chasing ‘enough sleep’ to repay your ‘sleep debt’ might not be helping.
What’s a ‘sleep debt’? Can I ever pay it back? An expert explains
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There can be a range of reasons for a persistent cough. But most chronic coughs are caused by three conditions.
Why won’t my cough go away?
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When First Nations people get the right support in the health system, their physical and mental health improves.
First Nations people face racism in hospitals. They told us one thing makes a difference
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Smoking isn’t back. New data show Australia’s tobacco control laws are working.
Despite claims smoking has made a comeback, just 5.6% of Australians now smoke daily
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From October 1, specially qualified nurses will be able to prescribe medications and renew scripts at the subsidised price.
Nurses will soon be able to prescribe PBS drugs. Here’s what that means for you
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The most common active ingredient in cold and flu tablets has been shown to have almost no effect. So why do some people feel these tablets help?
There’s one reason why so many cold and flu tablets don’t actually work
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One in three people worldwide carry a brain-dwelling parasite. Should that keep us awake at night? And are you at risk if you don’t have a cat?
If so many people live with toxoplasmosis, how dangerous is this brain parasite really? Should I be worried?
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Controversy over the World Cup’s high-tech refereeing system shows sport is still more an art than a science.
VAR was supposed to take the messy human element out of refereeing. How did it go so wrong?
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"Digitisation and artificial intelligence can record or reproduce aspects of a practice, but they cannot replace the feeling of fibre between your fingers, the moment an Aunty corrects your hands, or the cultural protocols governing what can be shared, by whom and when."
The Conversation AUNZ@aunz.theconversation.com · 4w agoA new project renewed traditional net-making practices on Widjabal Wia-bal Country in northern New South Wales.