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Public health
fromwww.nytimes.com
1 month ago

5 Places to Turn for Accurate Health Information

Federal health websites' credibility is in jeopardy after alterations and outages, impacting public trust.
Trust in public health institutions is declining, raising concerns over reliance on social media for health information.
Public health
fromSun Sentinel
3 weeks ago

Is measles spreading in Florida? Hard to know. State's disease-tracking data no longer available

Florida's Department of Health has removed crucial communicable disease data from its website, impacting awareness and response efforts.
Public health
fromwww.nytimes.com
1 month ago

5 Places to Turn for Accurate Health Information

Federal health websites' credibility is in jeopardy after alterations and outages, impacting public trust.
Trust in public health institutions is declining, raising concerns over reliance on social media for health information.
Public health
fromSun Sentinel
3 weeks ago

Is measles spreading in Florida? Hard to know. State's disease-tracking data no longer available

Florida's Department of Health has removed crucial communicable disease data from its website, impacting awareness and response efforts.
from24/7 Wall St.
3 weeks ago

Not Every State Believes Universal Background Checks Can Slow Gun Violence

In North Carolina, background checks for weapons may involve sensitive medical information that appears unrelated to gun acquisitions, such as treatment for STIs or past abortions.
SF politics
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Information security
fromDatabreaches
3 months ago

HHS Office for Civil Rights Imposes a $1,500,000 Civil Money Penalty Against Warby Parker in HIPAA Cybersecurity Hacking Investigation

Warby Parker fined $1.5 million for HIPAA violations due to unauthorized access to customer accounts.
Privacy professionals
fromTechCrunch
1 month ago

Blue Shield of California shared the private health data of millions with Google for years | TechCrunch

Blue Shield of California shared millions of patients' private health information with Google, impacting 4.7 million individuals due to a data breach.
fromDatabreaches
1 month ago
Privacy professionals

Texas Health and Human Services Commission Notifies Additional Individuals Regarding Insider Wrongdoing Breach

Information security
fromDatabreaches
3 months ago

HHS Office for Civil Rights Imposes a $1,500,000 Civil Money Penalty Against Warby Parker in HIPAA Cybersecurity Hacking Investigation

Warby Parker fined $1.5 million for HIPAA violations due to unauthorized access to customer accounts.
Privacy professionals
fromTechCrunch
1 month ago

Blue Shield of California shared the private health data of millions with Google for years | TechCrunch

Blue Shield of California shared millions of patients' private health information with Google, impacting 4.7 million individuals due to a data breach.
fromDatabreaches
1 month ago
Privacy professionals

Texas Health and Human Services Commission Notifies Additional Individuals Regarding Insider Wrongdoing Breach

Mental health
fromNew York Post
2 months ago

Here's the new surprising sex trend on the rise: 'Helpful tool'

ChatGPT is increasingly used by Australians for health-related inquiries, a trend raising questions about the reliability of AI for sensitive topics.
Education and reliable resources are vital for enhancing sexual health and pleasure.
US politics
fromwww.esquire.com
3 months ago

Representative Andy Ogles Is Beefing with Federal Judge Who Restored Health Sites

Rep. Andy Ogles is accused of misrepresenting facts while challenging a judge's order to restore crucial health information on gender-affirming care.
Privacy professionals
fromDatabreaches
4 months ago

HHS Office for Civil Rights Settles 8th Ransomware Investigation with Elgon Information Systems

HHS settled with Elgon for $80,000 over a ransomware attack, emphasizing the importance of HIPAA compliance and risk analysis in healthcare cybersecurity.
Privacy professionals
fromNature
7 months ago

'Anonymous' genetic databases vulnerable to privacy leaks

Linking private and public genetic data poses risks to research participants' health information privacy.
Single-cell data sets are not as secure as previously thought against privacy leaks.
fromGreenmedinfo
10 months ago

Berbamine ameliorates DSS-induced colitis by inhibiting peptidyl-arginine deiminase 4-dependent neutrophil extracellular traps formation.

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Alternative medicine
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