As pharmaceutical research and agricultural practices become more advanced in the West, there is an increasing desire by researchers and corporations to extract bio-resources from the developing world’s flourishing biodiversity…
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Reflections on ‘Balancing Privacy and Public Health during COVID-19’
On November 11, 2020, Osgoode Privacy Law Society (OPLS), in collaboration with Osgoode Health Law Association (OHLA) and Osgoode Constitutional Society (OCLS), held a panel event to discuss the existing…
Telemedicine May Soon Become the Norm in Healthcare - Here’s Why
What is ‘Telemedicine’? Telemedicine is healthcare that is provided remotely. It is often delivered in three forms: live telemedicine, remote monitoring, and the “store-and-forward” method. Live telemedicine enables patients and…
How Machine Learning Could Play a Key Role in the Diagnosis of Rare Genetic Diseases
Machine learning as a subset of artificial intelligence (AI) has increasingly become the subject of interest by many industries, including in the field of healthcare. For instance, AI and machine…
US Pharma Company, Gilead Sciences, Expands Access to COVID-19 Treatment- Experts Remain Skeptical of Long-Term Demands
As healthcare systems around the world continue to struggle with managing the rates of transmission and mortality in patients with COVID-19, an announcement made in late April by Dr. Anthony…
Contact-Tracing Apps in a Post-Lockdown World: Tech Giants Attempt to Address Privacy Concerns in New Proposal
As countries roll out their plans to ease physical distancing measures, a safe return to ‘normal’ life where individuals previously occupied crowded spaces appears to need a bit of help…