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Your weekly dose of evidence
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Are you staying in or opting out of the My Health Records scheme? Australians have until mid-October to decide, before having a record automatically generated.
We've heard at lot about privacy concerns over the past two weeks, but what would a data breach look like? Cassandra Cross runs through some of the recent health information hacks but notes the biggest risks might come from human error, when data is inadvertently released.
While most of us worry about our data being hacked, teens have a different concern: their data being accessed by parents. Under the default settings, parents can see information about teens' medications, tests results and specialist letters. As Melissa Kang and Lena Sanci write, teens who have a My Health Record need to adjust their settings to maintain their confidentiality.
Meanwhile, if you're thinking opting out, have you considered what you're left with? You've already got some electronic health records, the problem is, bits and pieces of information are stored on various digital and paper filing systems across the health sector. These records can't be accessed by other providers and are just as vulnerable to breaches, as Peter Bragge and Chris Brain explain.
Enjoy the second edition of Thrive.
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Fron Jackson-Webb
Senior Health + Medicine Editor/Chief of Staff
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There are measures teenagers can take to protect sensitive details in their My Health Record.
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Melissa Kang, University of Technology Sydney; Lena Sanci, University of Melbourne
The My Health Record brings a unique set of confidentiality concerns for young people under 18. These need to be better addressed to ensure teens don't forego important health care.
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Peter Bragge, Monash University; Chris Bain, Monash University
If you're opting out of My Health Records, you're opting in to "business as usual". Here's what the current system looks like.
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Cassandra Cross, Queensland University of Technology
Concerns about the scheme have prompted some Australians – including Liberal MP Tim Wilson and former Queensland premier Campbell Newman – to opt out.
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The case for and against
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Jim Gillespie, University of Sydney
My Health Record is a step towards empowering patients with greater knowledge about their health – and could help save lives in emergencies.
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Katharine Kemp, UNSW; Bruce Baer Arnold, University of Canberra; David Vaile, UNSW
Unless you take action to remove yourself before October 15, the federal government will make a digital copy of your medical record, store it centrally, and give numerous people access to it.
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Furry friends
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I’ll try to be there for you 100 percent.
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Julia Meyers-Manor, Ripon College; Emily Sanford, Johns Hopkins University
Many dog owners have tales of their faithful companion licking away their tears. Researchers investigated whether, beyond being comforting, canines would actually take action to help an upset owner.
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A running dog is a happy dog!
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Paul McGreevy, University of Sydney; Adrian Bauman, University of Sydney
All dogs need regular exercise outside of the home (and it's good for people too).
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Expert answers to serious, weird and wacky questions
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Heather Handley, Macquarie University
When magma rises towards the surface gas bubbles start to form. Whether or not they can escape as the magma is rising affects how explosive the eruption will be.
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Philip Branch, Swinburne University of Technology
SIM cards link accounts to handsets. They keep communications private. They store messages. Although small and simple, they are a big part of modern mobile phone systems.
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John Furness, University of Melbourne
The loud noise might be a warning that there is something falling nearby, or flying towards you. Our brain tells our eyes to quickly shut, to help protect them from any damage.
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Mike Tipton, University of Portsmouth
You have to be smart and fast to be a fighter pilot – but perhaps the most surprising challenge is the clothes you have to wear.
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Take a break
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Craft can be done solitary or with other people, and its up to you to decide.
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Susan Luckman, University of South Australia
Craft allows us to enter an immersive state of balance between skill and challenge.
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Featured jobs
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RMIT University — Melbourne, Victoria
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University of Western Australia — Perth, Western Australia
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University of Melbourne — Parkville, Victoria
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UNSW Sydney — Sydney, New South Wales
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Featured events
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Carson Conference Centre, ANMF, 535 Elizabeth St, Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, 3000, Australia — CSIRO
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221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria, 3125, Australia — Deakin University
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C/O Blacktown Clinical & Research School, Blacktown, New South Wales, 2148, Australia — Western Sydney University
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Level 20/ 485 Latrobe Street, Melbourne, Australian Capital Territory, 3000, Australia — Australian Institute of Family Studies
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