An invited commentary by Catherine M. DesRoches, DrPH; Jan Walker, RN, MBA; and Tom Delbanco, MD appeared in JAMA Intern Med. Published online May 4, 2020. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.0514 Abstract: Millions of people manage their health and illness with the help of family members and friends. These informal care partners (or caregivers) take responsibility, sometimes at a cost to…
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Covid- 19 latest: Aarogya Setu upgraded for online medical consultation even as data privacy debate rages
Abhinav Sahay reports on developments involving Aarogya Setu, an app that the Indian government is requiring to help track and contain COVID-19. The app has raised a number of issued about dystopian surveillance and privacy. Sahay reports: The app’s formal induction as a containment tool was completed on May 1, when the government made its…
Philippines NPC Investigating COVID-19 Related Breaches
Hunton Andrews Kurth writes: On April 25, 2020, the Philippines National Privacy Commission (“NPC”) issued a statement that it is investigating several breach notifications it has received relating to the unauthorized disclosure of sensitive personal information of confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients (the “Statement”). According to MLex, a communications officer for the NPC has confirmed that…
Texas Still Won’t Say Which Nursing Homes Have COVID-19 Cases. Families Are Demanding Answers.
by Lomi Kriel, Vianna Davila, ProPublica, and Edgar Walters, The Texas Tribune. This story was originally published by ProPublica. ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. As elderly and vulnerable citizens continue to die from COVID-19 in closed-off long-term…