Christian Di Mauro, Charles-Henri Caron, Margaux Renard, Valerie Datzer, and Elisa Rossi of Hogan Lovells write: In many health care contexts, the European Union (EU) provides a unified framework for standardization across Member States. However, this is not universally true. In the context of medical records, for example, the existing fragmented approach can have important ramifications for…
Senators Introduce UPHOLD Privacy Act to Prevent Use of Health Data For Advertising
Jill McKeon reports: US Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Mazie Hirono (D-HI) introduced the Upholding Protections for Health and Online Location Data (UPHOLD) Privacy Act, aimed at preventing the use of health data for advertising purposes. If passed, the UPHOLD Privacy Act would prohibit the use of “personally identifiable health data collected from any source, including data…
China Reveals Plan to Establish a National Data Bureau
Yan Luo, Xuezi Dan, Christopher Adams, and Sean Stein of Covington & Burling write: On March 7, 2023, during the annual National People’s Congress (“NPC”) sessions, China’s State Council revealed its plan to establish a National Data Bureau (NDB) as part of a broader reorganization of government agencies. The plan is being deliberated by the…
‘I Begged My Doctors’: Five Women Were Denied Abortions. Now, They’re Suing.
Carter Sherman reports: It took Amanda Zurawski and her husband more than a year to get pregnant. But, within a week, Zurawski lost her pregnancy, may have lost her chance at ever becoming pregnant again, and nearly lost her life—thanks to Texas’ numerous abortion bans, she says. […] “Doctors and hospitals are turning patients away,…