health
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Brain power
Using AI to ensure drugs are safe for women
Adverse drug reactions are a leading cause of death. Women experience twice the risk of developing adverse reactions compared with…
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COVID-19 coronavirus
What Twitter can tell us about the health of a community
While Twitter doesn’t provide a representative sample of the population, it can nonetheless reveal useful data.
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Brain power
Biases in algorithms hurt those looking for information on health
Just because YouTube recommends a video doesn't mean it has medically valid information.
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Brain power
How machine learning can improve patient communication
Using machine learning enabled an understanding of how the effectiveness of outreach programs differed markedly across both time and patients.
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Co-creative approaches to knowledge production and implementation
Co-creative approaches to knowledge production and implementation series (part 7): Critical success factors for building trust and sharing power for co-creation in Aboriginal health research
How SEARCH, a co-creative partnership between Aboriginal services, researchers, policymakers, and clinicians, has built trusting relationships that have led to…
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2018’s top 100 journal articles
Man against machine: diagnostic performance of a deep learning convolutional neural network in comparison to 58 dermatologists [Top 100 journal articles of 2018]
Researchers found that artificial intelligence (AI) outperformed most dermatologists in melanoma detection, indicating that AI may be a useful tool…
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Systems and complexity
Putting clinical evidence into practice
The medical sector faces significant challenges in rapidly incorporated new knowledge into practice. Can technology help?
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Systems and complexity
Scaling-up digital health to help achieve universal health care
A recent paper proposes an evidence-informed “resilient health system framework” as a guide for policy makers to scale-up digital health.
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Systems and complexity
Knowledge management implementation and tools for informed decision-making in healthcare
The adoption of the effective strategies for managing knowledge is vital for effective evidence-based medical practice (EBMP).
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Stakeholder and community engagement
Community engagement models can lead to improved health in disadvantaged populations
A systematic review examines the research in regard to community engagement models associated with improved health in disadvantaged populations.