I can't help but think that the conservatives who run some of our critical institutions have really let us down, with their recklessly rapid adoption of digital systems;
Using digital platforms for health information and communications ought to have been a slow, careful process, preceded by thorough investigation of privacy protections like ... I don't know ... keeping personal data structurally separate from publishing data đ¤Śââď¸
When Viruses are Gold
A handful of African nations are rejecting American health aid in 2026, outraged by the Trump administrationâs demands for access to private health records and even minerals in exchange for lifesaving medicineâŚWhile the Democratic Republic of Congo, the epicenter of the Ebola crisis, has struck a deal with the United States, Zimbabwe, Ghana and Zambia have said no or dragged out negotiations... Talks with Zambia have stalled as the nation challenged Trumpâs terms for a $2 billion [âŚ]
New blog post: Bloody CGM Acronyms
Every time I see 'CGM' in the news, my brain jumps to blood sugar, not container ships. Let's talk about the tech that actually matters.
https://rhodzy.com/blog/bloody-cgm-acronyms
#cgm #continuousglucosemonitoring #biohacking #diabetestech #automation #healthdata
Next week! R Consortium workshop:
Use AI to Build and Share Insights from Health Data
The workshop will focus on reproducible, auditable workflows for generating insights from health data, building:
⢠Quarto reports
⢠Quarto dashboards
⢠Shiny apps
⢠AI-powered apps with QueryChat
June 11, 2026
12:00â3:00 PM ET
Register: https://r-consortium.org/webinars/use-ai-to-build-and-share-insights-from-health-data.html
#RStats #RConsortium #HealthData #AI #Quarto #Shiny #Positron
A device in the wall. Always listening. No camera. No button. No guaranteed consent. Before your family says yes, read this.
nathaliefrias.net
#ElderCare #NursingHomeReform #PatientRights #HealthData #SilentVoices
R/Medicine continues with a hands-on R Consortium workshop on AI + health data.
Garrett Grolemund, co-author of R for Data Science, creator of the Lubridate R package, and ASA award-winning educator, will show how to use Positron, AI agents, Quarto, Shiny, QueryChat, and Posit Connect to build and share reproducible health data insights.
Use AI to build and share insights from health data
June 11, 2026
12pmâ3pm ET
Register:
https://r-consortium.org/webinars/use-ai-to-build-and-share-insights-from-health-data.html
My health centre is soon moving their patient portal from Manage My Health. No surprise there I guess!
The new one is called Well, and has the âadded benefitâ of âno stored copy of your records outside the practice systemâ. I havenât heard of it so it will be interesting to see what itâs like đ§
Strypey
Law-In-Action
Indigo Privacy
rhodzy
Daniel Aleksandersen
R Consortium
Nathalie Frias
de.NBI & ELIXIR Germany
Ali Clarke 