Alexander J. Martin reports: Bemoaning the results of a survey showing that more than a third of people don’t trust the NHS with their personal information, a new EU-funded lobby group has stressed the need for a “new culture of openness” in allowing patient data to be shared between studies. eTRIKS, which describes itself as…
Category: Healthcare
DNA database highlights need for new medical privacy protections
David Lazarus reports: Relatively little attention was paid last year when President Obama called for creation of a database containing the DNA of a million volunteers as part of moves toward “precision medicine,” or tailoring healthcare to people’s individual needs. […] “Big data and precision medicine might be good for society, but it could harm individuals,” said…
Northern Ontario doctors rebel over Health Canada rules that breach First Nation patient’s privacy
Mark Blackburn reports: Doctors providing medical services to First Nations patients in the Sioux Lookout region of Ontario are rebelling against Health Canada over requirements that force them to breach patient-doctor confidentiality. Twenty-two doctors from the region signed a letter sent Sept. 30 to federal Health Minister Jane Philpott advising they would no longer be…
ESPN claims Jason Pierre-Paul authorized them to publish his medical records
The New York Daily News reports that ESPN is trying to get Jason Pierre-Paul’s privacy lawsuit tossed out of court by claiming that he had given their reporter, Adam Schefter, permission (“authorization”) to publish his records. Color me skeptical. Let’s see a blood-stained email as proof, or voicemail, or any proof of that, please. NBC Sports…