There are some mistruths about the COVIDSafe app that need clearing up
The Australian Federal Government will need to correct earlier misstatements and improve privacy protections to gain the trust of the millions of Australians being called…
Tag: App
What you need to know about the COVIDSafe app
About 1.13 million people had downloaded the Federal Government’s COVIDSafe app by 6am on Monday, just 12 hours after its release on Sunday night, said Minister…
GPs urged to download ‘essential’ COVID-19 tracing app
The Government's COVIDSafe app was released on Sunday and has a million downloads already.
Will Australians take up the new COVID-19 tracing app?
Chief Medical Officer Professor Brendan Murphy has predicted a more than 50% take-up of the new ‘COVIDSafe’ app, as the Federal Government mobilises a broad range…
Call for govt to go slow on virus app
App developers say the Federal Government needs to make sure the technology works on Android and iPhone.
Coronavirus: Crowdsourcing the race to trace
The Singaporean app claims to be less invasive than a similar, Chinese app.
Do melanoma-spotting apps have a place in clinical care?
Melanoma-spotting smartphone apps have been burned regularly by researchers, who claim their poor specificity can leave patients falsely reassured about dangerous lesions. Researchers’ latest look at…
App: Helping patients find and join clinical trials
20-odd individual apps have been combined in one place, writes Antony Scholefield.
Healthy, wealthy and wise GPs: two resources to help you get there
This podcast and app are tools every GP should have up their sleeve, writes Antony Scholefield.
Evidence on efficacy of drinking app trickles in
After three months of using the app, users cut back from 37 standard drinks a week to 17.5.
