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Authored by Samuel Cornell, Dr Brooke Nickel and Dr Sean Docking

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Lung cancer screening hopes to save lives. But we also need to watch for possible harms

Authored by Prof Katy Bell, Dr Brooke Nickel and Prof Mark Morgan

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Authored by Dr Sean Docking and Prof Rachelle Buchbinder

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Authored by Dr Simon Vella, Prof Chris Maher, A/Prof Gustavo Machado

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Should we sequence the DNA of every baby born in Australia? Soon, you could have your say

Authored by A/Prof Sarah Norris, Prof Ainsley Newson, Lisa Dive and Prof Stacy Carter

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An imaging company gave its patients’ X‑rays and CT scans to an AI company. How did this happen?

Authored by Prof Stacy Carter and Megan Prictor

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Authored by Tessa Copp and Emmalee Ford

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Elle Macpherson’s breast cancer: when the media reports on celebrity cancer, are we really getting the whole story?

Authored by Dr Brooke Nickel, Prof Claire Hooker and Prof Katy Bell

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Some clinicians are using AI to write health records. What do you need to know?

Authored by Prof Stacy Carter, Prof Farah Magrabi and Dr Yves Saint James Aquino

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