Sharing Sensitive Health Data in a Federated Data Consortium Model: An Eight-Step Guide
The discovery of diagnoses and treatments that could save or improve lives requires access to large data sets, but such access has historically been blocked by variations in data security...
This system unleashes the power of data to transform health outcomes for millions of patients
The World Economic Forum, Australian Genomics and Genomics4RD have developed a governance model to drive innovation and mitigate risks of data sharing.
New Paradigm for Business of Data
This paper captures replicable learnings and practices from organizations leading the way in ushering in a new business paradigm for data that empowers stakeholders, is grounded in ecosys...
What does ‘excess deaths’ mean – and can it give a clearer picture of the number of coronavirus fatalities?
Each country records deaths slightly differently, so the excess mortality measure smoothes out some of these discrepancies and helps us compare countries more accurately.
This is how the world can get routine vaccinations back on track
COVID-19 is disrupting immunization efforts in many vulnerable areas of the world. 80 million children under the age of one may miss life-saving vaccinations.
Meet the first winner of a new award for cancer research
The work of inaugural Johann Anton Merck award winner Professor Caroline Dive is making testing for cancer simpler and more accessible to more patients.
Bill Gates: How HIV/AIDS prepared us to tackle COVID-19
The philanthropist is optimistic the world can beat the pandemic.
Mask mandates and other lockdown policies reduced the spread of COVID-19 in the US
A new study estimates that if the US had universally mandated masks on 1 April, there could have been nearly 40% fewer deaths by the start of June.
Africa’s population will triple by the end of the century even as the rest of the world shrinks
Africa will be the only region in the world where population will still be growing at the end of the century.
The world needs 6 million new nurses by 2030
Nurses are on the front line of the COVID-19 pandemic, but when the crisis is over we will need many more if we are to improve healthcare across the globe.
Here are 4 major bike-sharing trends from China after lockdown
Cycling is booming in China as people avoid public transport due to coronavirus. Find out about the biggest trends - and what it takes to sustain them in the long run.
COVID-19: Could your earliest symptoms predict how ill you’ll get?
Developing research from King’s College London has identified different strains of the COVID-19 virus that could help doctors better match patients with the support they need.