Personal sensing data could help monitor and alleviate stress among resident physicians, although privacy concerns over who sees the information and for what purposes must be addressed, according to collaborative research ...
Nov 16, 2022
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After the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision eliminated the constitutional right to abortion, legislators in several states promised to pass laws that would cause women to be prosecuted even if their procedures occurred in another ...
Sep 21, 2022
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Routinely-collected health care data has the potential to improve the lives and well-being of patients across the world, through better understanding of disease, and research on existing and new treatments. Presented today ...
Aug 30, 2022
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More than 9 in 10 Americans believe that medical privacy is a right and their health data shouldn't be for sale, a new survey from the American Medical Association shows.
Aug 2, 2022
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While caring for COVID-19 patients, health care professionals across the country have amassed a treasure trove of information about SARS-CoV-2, its evolving variants such as Delta and Omicron, and their effects on the human ...
Apr 28, 2022
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A group of researchers led by Elke Rundensteiner has developed a highly effective technology that screens voice recordings for signs that a speaker is depressed, an important advance that could alert physicians and other ...
Apr 26, 2022
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An in-depth analysis of more than 20,000 health related mobile applications (mHealth apps) published by The BMJ today finds "serious problems with privacy and inconsistent privacy practices."
Jun 16, 2021
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The functional genomics field, which looks at the activities of the genome and levels of gene expression rather than particular gene mutations, generally relies on aggregating information from many samples for its statistical ...
Nov 12, 2020
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Like ordering a ride or food delivery on your smartphone, keeping track of your heart rate, blood pressure or weight is just a few taps away thanks to thousands of free or inexpensive health apps.
Sep 10, 2020
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Designed to help fight the spread of the novel coronavirus by automatically tracing the contacts of infected people, Covid-19 tracking applications have encountered a series of challenges since their launch, from privacy ...
Sep 9, 2020
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