Is football worth surrendering genetic privacy for generations?

September 20th, 2010
U.S. colleges and universities for the first time are requiring top student athletes to submit to testing for the gene for sickle cell anemia,...

Is Your Dr. “Googling” You?

March 24th, 2010
Deborah Peel appeared on CNBC's Street Signs for a discussion on Doctors going online for additional patient information without patient consent

Hackers Want Millions For Data on Prescriptions

May 8th, 2009
The FBI and Virginia State Police are searching for hackers who demanded that the state pay them a $10 million ransom by Thursday for...

Treasury Moves to Restrict Lobbyists From Influencing Bailout Program

January 28th, 2009
Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner issued new guidelines yesterday aimed at eliminating the influence of lobbyists on the $700 billion financial bailout program by...

Connecting The Medical Dots

December 22nd, 2008
Congress is considering adding money for health information technology to January’s stimulus package. Doing so could spur a critical mass of the nation’s doctors to...

Data Mining For DOD Health

December 16th, 2008
Contracts naturally come in all sizes, shapes and flavors. Here’s one that’s just plain fascinating. “U.S. Department of Defense Chooses Phase Forward to Support FDA-Sponsored...

Security Fix

December 6th, 2008
Digging Deeper Into the CheckFree Attack The hijacking of the nation’s largest e-bill payment system this week offers a glimpse of an attack that experts...

Obama Policymakers Turn to Campaign Tools

December 4th, 2008
Network of Supporters Tapped on Health-Care Issues Barack Obama’s incoming administration has begun to draw on the high-tech organizational tools that helped get him elected...

A New Voice in Online Privacy: Group Wants Tighter Rules for Collecting, Using Consumer Data

November 17th, 2008
A group of privacy scholars, lawyers and corporate officials are launching an advocacy group today designed to help shape standards around how companies collect,...

Vital Signs: Examining Our Health Data

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...