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Medical DNA sequencing leads to lawsuits and legal questions

Posted on April 27, 2019 by pogowasright.org

Jennifer Couzin-Frankel write: As DNA testing gallops ahead, doctors face wrenching questions about legal risks, protecting patients’ privacy, and the quality of the genetic information they’re providing—and they need help. That was one message from a symposium yesterday at the University of Minnesota (UMN) in Minneapolis. Leaders of a $2 million project called LawSeq are…

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NEC’s Global Facial Biometrics Program Will “Solve Health Problems”

Posted on April 25, 2019 by pogowasright.org

Joe Cadillic is trying to tell us all something. But is anyone listening? Last week, NEC Corporation and Nagasaki University announced that they are creating a global facial recognition program based on the U.N.’s slogan of eradicating poverty called, “Leave No One Behind.” Seizing on the chance to turn the U.N.’s slogan into a global facial…

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Identity of person behind Manitoba MRI privacy breach remains unknown

Posted on April 24, 2019 by pogowasright.org

CTV reports: The source of a privacy breach that saw the personal health information of 91 patients released to the press remains a mystery following an investigation. In April 2017, a document that was part of the auditor general’s report into MRI management services in Manitoba was leaked to several media outlets. The report contained…

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The medical right not to know

Posted on April 23, 2019 by pogowasright.org

Emily Willingham writes: A familiar scenario: As part of having your cholesterol checked, your clinician also orders a standard blood panel — a red blood-cell count, and then a breakdown showing the proportions of five types of white blood cells. Less familiar: Your cholesterol is fine (congratulations), but the white blood-cell counts are off, with…

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