Stuff reports: Waikato District Health Board has succeeded in court action to stop Radio New Zealand using data taken in a cyber-attack. In a decision released on Wednesday, the health board has won an interim injunction through the High Court restraining Radio NZ from accessing stolen data without consent and to permanently delete that data…
Category: Healthcare
Overdose data, often scattered and siloed, pose challenges for researchers racing to predict risk
Kevin Lin reports: As fatal overdoses once again rise — accounting for 92,183 deaths in 2020, a 30% increase from the year before — public health researchers are racing to develop better tools to prevent them. […] … the treatment of opioid use disorder and the stigma still surrounding the condition — shape what data can…
Privacy Commissioner of Alberta Releases Babylon by Telus Health Investigation Reports
The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta (OIPC) has issued its findings and recommendations after investigating the Babylon by Telus Health app under the Health Information Act (HIA)and Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA). “I support virtual health care solutions and innovations, and I hope the lessons learned from this investigation help other healthcare professionals and…
U.S. appeals court lifts CDC cruise ship restrictions in win for Florida
David Shepardson and Lawrence Hurley report: A federal appeals court late on Friday reversed course and let stand a lower court order prohibiting the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) from enforcing coronavirus-related cruise ship rules in Florida. The decision is a win for Florida that had filed a lawsuit arguing the CDC…