Washington Bill Would Force Period Tracking Apps to Follow Privacy Laws January 18, 2023 When the Supreme Court last June stripped away constitutional protections for abortion, concerns grew over the use of period tracking...
New York Vaccine Privacy Bill Sent to Gov. Hochul June 7, 2022 By Bobby Caina Calvan Privacy advocates are urging New York Gov. Kathy Hochul to affix her signature on a bill that would protect sensitive...
Trump Administration Seeks Medical Privacy Changes December 14, 2020 By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar Urged on by hospitals, doctors and patients, U.S. health officials are proposing changes to medical privacy rules that could ease...
Florida Hospital Company Reaches $5.5M Settlement Over Stolen Patient Info February 21, 2017 A company that operates six South Florida hospitals has agreed to a $5.5 million settlement with the federal government over...
Pros Should Probe Teams’ Leaks of Players’ Medical Information: Viewpoint December 24, 2014 By Kavitha Davidson, Bloomberg View The trade sending Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Matt Kemp to the San Diego Padres finally went through late Thursday night,...
Mobile Game Apps Moving Into Medication Management August 15, 2014 By Christina Farr and Malathi Nayak A group of ex-gaming industry executives say they can use their design chops to solve a major health challenge: Sick...
Colorado Clinic Reports Breach Of Privacy Rules August 2, 2013 A Denver-area spine clinic says it has fired an employee in its billing department who improperly emailed some patients’ protected...
Trial Attorneys Challenge Florida’s Medical Malpractice Law July 2, 2013 By Christie Smythe and Margaret Cronin Fisk Florida trial attorneys filed five lawsuits against health care providers challenging a state law that imposes new restrictions on medical...