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33 top US hospitals sent website users' medical information, including their locations, to Meta: report
A Meta code on hospitals' websites scooped up visitors' confidential details, tagged them to their …
Weilun Soon
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More than 400,000 Planned Parenthood patients' data was exposed after hackers attacked the organization
The data breach affected 21 Planned Parenthood locations in Los Angeles, a spokesperson told the Wa…
Ben Gilbert
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No, it's not a HIPAA violation for businesses to ask for proof you've been vaccinated. Here's what the healthcare privacy law actually means and what it protects.
HIPAA only applies to entities within the healthcare field - and it does not prohibit asking questi…
Avery Hartmans
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HIPAA legally protects your medical information - here's what it covers and why it's so important
HIPAA is a law that protects your medical information and history. Medical providers like doctors a…
Carla Delgado,Jason McKnight
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Amazon Pharmacy is going to be the first big test of public trust in Prime and will expose the company to more scrutiny
Amazon Pharmacy is the first time its Prime service has broken into a market where consumers might …
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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Trump's doctors can only legally share health information that the president authorizes — which is why we don't get the full picture
Doctors who share a patient's health information without consent, even if that patient is the presi…
Kimberly Leonard,Aylin Woodwa…
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Amazon released new software that makes its Alexa voice assistant HIPAA-compliant
While Alexa already landed in some major hospitals, privacy regulations relegated its use to mostly…
Zoë LaRock
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Sam Altman says society may decide we need AI-client privilege similar to confidentiality with lawyers or doctors
In an interview about his new AI health venture, Sam Altman discussed the possibility of incorporat…
Ana Altchek
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Popular YouTube provocateur Fousey called the police on himself during a livestream, leading to an altercation with police in a hotel room
The Miami Police Department told Insider a man was taken to a hospital for a mental evaluation afte…
Kieran Press-Reynolds
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George Santos says he's lost 97 pounds on Ozempic and a cage match versus Mitt Romney wouldn't be 'fair' because he studied jiu-jitsu
Embattled GOP Congressman George Santos bragged about his weight loss and said he'd beat up Mitt Ro…
Jake Swearingen
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A couple's baby was decapitated during childbirth after a doctor used excessive force, a lawsuit alleges
According to the lawsuit, the baby got stuck insider its mother during delivery, and the couple wer…
Kim Schewitz
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6 troubling questions about the Corizon bankruptcy deal
An undisclosed romantic relationship, a secret data breach, payments to insiders, "dishonest" testi…
Dakin Campbell,Nicole Einbind…
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I am a therapist and my client died tragically. Here is what it taught me about grief that can't be found in textbooks.
The author shares how she found out about the tragic death through word of mouth but couldn't tell …
Juliet Lam Kuehnle
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Doctors and nurses are becoming major influencers on TikTok. While it can be fun and therapeutic, they also risk treading in unethical waters.
Medical professionals are creating content to appear more personable to their patients, but some ar…
Abby Adesanya
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Meta is being sued for giving US hospitals a data-tracking tool that allegedly ended up disclosing patient information to Facebook
A second lawsuit alleges hospitals violated HIPAA by providing private patient data to Meta that it…
Samantha Delouya
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Amazon is putting Alexa next to hospital beds throughout the US. It says it will boost productivity because staff can go into patients' rooms less.
Amazon said Alexa devices let staff communicate with patients without entering the room, saving the…
Dr. Catherine Schuster-Bruce
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Companies are offering to cover workers' travel costs for abortions. But doing that could be difficult and hard on workers.
Experts say the need to disclose intentions around abortion-related travel could compromise the emo…
Ebony Flake
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Legal experts argue your boss can't fire you for getting an abortion, but it's more complicated than that
While laws exist in the workplace that protect pregnant employees and their health information, the…
Britney Nguyen
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I got laser teeth whitening in Mexico to save money. I liked the results but hated the experience.
The author says the procedure cost him $200, but the experience left him guessing whether he should…
Jamie Valentino
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Using a mix of new technologies, teledermatology is changing how dermatologists provide care during the pandemic
Increased reliance on teledermatology during the pandemic has given dermatologists an understanding…