Imagine getting a warning on your phone that a flu outbreak is spreading in your neighborhood before your doctor even knows about it. That is the kind of power artificial intelligence (AI) is bringing to public health. AI is changing the way we track, detect, and respond to diseases, and it is …
Who Really Owns Your Health Data?
We are currently living in a paperless society, where health data has moved from filing cabinets to electronic health records. This shift raises an important question: who actually has access to this information, and is it truly private? With the growing use of artificial intelligence in healthcare …
Data Privacy vs. Public Good: Who Gets to Know?
Imagine a health agency could track the spread of a dangerous disease in real time, but only by accessing your location, medical history, and daily habits. Would you agree to that? This question sits at the center of a major ethical debate in public health: when does protecting the population …