October 23rd, 2008
The company Private Access allows people with health conditions to describe their problems anonymously.
Robert Shelton was a successful real estate developer who became wealthy...
October 22nd, 2008
Giving your genome to a for-profit corporation for testing today is a very dangerous act for the following reasons:
1) Americans NO longer have the...
October 21st, 2008
A new study released by the RAND corporation, a nonprofit think-tank, has found switching to a system using unique patient IDs for electronic health...
October 20th, 2008
Is Esther Dyson, the technology venture capitalist who is training to be an astronaut, genetically predisposed to a major heart attack? Does Steven Pinker,...
October 12th, 2008
CAIRO: Mandatory premarital medical testing is an inherently flawed and potentially counter-productive policy that contravenes basic rights, the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR)...
October 10th, 2008
Ever wonder who sorts through all the data that powers your all-knowing health insurance company? Samuel A. McKinney did. McKinney was surprised to find...
October 3rd, 2008
California hospitals will face tougher penalties for patient privacy breaches and must do more to inform state regulators of such lapses, according to two...
October 1st, 2008
Hospitals and other health facilities will face harsh new penalties if their employees snoop in the medical records of patients, under legislation signed Tuesday...
October 1st, 2008
BACKGROUND: Medical weblogs (“blogs”) have emerged as a new connection between health professionals and the public. OBJECTIVE: To examine the scope and content of...
September 30th, 2008
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into law today a bill that would fine health care facilities where patient confidentiality is breached, as well as employees...
