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Hospital and Drugmaker Move To Build Vast Database of …

WebThe Mount Sinai Health System began an effort this week to build a vast database of patient genetic information that can be studied by researchers -- and by a …

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Millions of Americans' Health Data Stolen After MOVEit …

WebAn anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: Millions of Americans had their sensitive medical and health information stolen after hackers …

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NextGen Healthcare Says Hackers Accessed Personal Data …

WebAn anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: NextGen Healthcare, a U.S.-based provider of electronic health record software, admitted that …

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Navajo Nation Hospital Targeted By Large-Scale …

WebAn anonymous reader shares a report: When Rehoboth McKinley Christian Health Care Services in Gallup, New Mexico, was hit with a cyberattack earlier this year, the …

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Washington Passes Law Requiring Consent Before …

WebYesterday, Washington Governor Jay Inslee signed the My Health, My Data bill into law, requiring companies to receive a user's explicit consent before they can …

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96% of US Hospital Websites Share Visitor Info With …

WebAn anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: Hospitals -- despite being places where people implicitly expect to have their personal details kept …

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Facebook Is Receiving Sensitive Medical Information from …

WebA tracking tool installed on many hospitals' websites has been collecting patients' sensitive health information -- including details about their medical conditions, …

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GoodRx Leaked User Health Data To Facebook and …

WebGoodRx Leaked User Health Data To Facebook and Google, FTC Says (nytimes.com) 31. Posted by BeauHD on Wednesday February 01, 2023 @08:10PM …

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A Researcher Tried To Buy Mental Health Data. It Was

WebSensitive mental health data is for sale by little-known data brokers, at times for a few hundred dollars and with little effort to hide personal information such as names …

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Supreme Court: Affordable Care Act Is Constitutional

WebThis morning the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that the Affordable Care Act is constitutional. The health insurance mandate, also known as "Obamacare" was found …

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Telehealth Startup Cerebral Shared Millions of Patients

WebCerebral has revealed it shared the private health information, including mental health assessments, of more than 3.1 million patients in the United States with …

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Writing Google Reviews About Patients Is Actually a HIPAA

Web"According to The Verge, health providers writing Google reviews about patients with identifiable information is a HIPAA violation," writes Slashdot reader August …

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Are Medical IDs 'The Enemy of Privacy, Liberty, and Health'

Web83-year-old former U.S. Senatior Ron Paul has published a new editorial on Zero Hedge: Last week, the House of Representatives voted in favor of a Labor, Health …

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Jawbone Co-Founder's Health Startup Sued by Investor

WebAll.health, a medical care startup that rose from the ashes of once-hot wearable company Jawbone, is being sued in San Francisco by one of its investors for …

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NYC Sues Social Media Companies Over Youth Mental Health Crisis

WebNew York City Mayor Eric Adams announced a lawsuit against four of the nation's largest social media companies, accusing them of fueling a "national youth mental health …

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Why Chinese Hackers Would Want US Hospital Patient Data

Webitwbennett (1594911) writes In a follow-up to yesterday's story about the Chinese hackers who stole hospital data of 4.5 million patients, IDG News Service's …

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Healthcare.gov Sends Personal Data To Over a Dozen Tracking

WebAn anonymous reader tips an Associated Press report saying that Healthcare.gov is sending users' personal data to private companies. The information involved is typical ad-related …

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Healthcare.gov Official Resigns, Website Still a Disaster

WebNerval's Lobster writes "A government official who helped oversee the bug-riddled Healthcare.gov Website has resigned his post. Tony Trenkle, Chief Information …

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