I realize that there are people who will cheer this or support this approach in the U.K., but I think I’m feeling sick reading this news report that Joe Cadillic sent over. Laura Donnelly reports: All children will be able to receive whole genome sequencing at birth, under ambitions laid out by the Health Secretary….
Category: Healthcare
U of Chicago wants hospital dismissed from class action accusing it of sharing patient data with Google
Scott Holland reports: The University of Chicago has asked to be dismissed from a class action lawsuit accusing Google and the university’s hospital of improperly sharing patient data, as the hospital asserted the plaintiffs haven’t been able to demonstrate how the hospital harmed anyone. On June 26, attorneys from the firm of Edelson P.C. filed a…
Google pushes further into health care with Fitbit, raising new privacy concerns
Richard Nieva reports: Google’s $2.1 billion purchase of Fitbit signals that the search giant is intent on burrowing deeper into our lives, giving it access to some of our most personal health information. If the company’s earlier efforts in health care are any indication, Fitbit owners may want to consider where that information might end up. Over the past…
Missouri officials track women’s periods on a spreadsheet
BeckAtsila writes: On day two of a weeklong hearing determined to shut down Missouri’s last abortion clinic, the state’s health director admitted he was using a spreadsheet to track the menstrual cycle of Planned Parenthood patients. Dr. Randall Williams, who is anti-abortion and has never performed an abortion, sent the state investigator, William Koebel, who has no…