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Judging in the Pandemic – A Malawian Perspective

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By Zione Ntaba Malawi is not a stranger to public health crises in the last number of years, having faced a severe HIV epidemic and several cholera outbreaks continuing into 2023. It is with this context in mind that I turn to reflecting on the Principles and Guidelines on Human Rights and Public Health Emergencies (“Principles”).

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Governing Health Data for Research, Development, and Innovation: The Missteps of the European Health Data Space Proposal

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By Enrique Santamaría Together with the Data Governance Act (DGA) and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the proposal for a Regulation on the European Health Data Space (EHDS) will most likely form the new regulatory and governance framework for the use of health data in the European Union. health data).

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AI’s Ability to Manipulate Decision Making Requires a Moratorium on Its Use in Obtaining Consent for Biomedical Research

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The federal government’s commitment to assuring that participants in human subject research provide fully informed consent dates back to the U.S The World Health Organization supports this ban and in particular describes it as making informed consent impossible in the health care setting.

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The Dr. Oz Paradox

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Professionals within a professional relationship are subject to a variety of legal constraints, such as informed consent requirements or professional malpractice liability if things go wrong. What happens if he continues to give bad health advice in what is then a government role? Dr. Mehmet Oz (@DrOz) April 3, 2020.

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Harms and Biases Associated with the Social Determinants of Health Technology Movement

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Informed Consent and Refusal. To move towards a framework of addressing and limiting harm, health systems and SDOH technology companies must first establish easily understood informed consent and refusal processes for all of the data uses that come from the data collection throughout a SDOH intervention.

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Intersectionality, Indigeneity, and Disability Climate Justice in Nepal

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However, severe climate hazards coupled with institutional and structural barriers and limited government responses are challenging their ability to adapt. Additionally, women and girls with disabilities, the deafblind, and persons with psychosocial, intellectual, and other complex disabilities lack effective government support.

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The Council of Europe’s Artificial Intelligence Convention: Implications for Health and Patients

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The enormous ‘data hunger’ of medical AI may also affect medical privacy, and the opaque nature of many AI applications may put existing health practices and other patients’ rights under pressure, such as the provision of information, informed consent, and legal redress.