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Information security
fromDatabreaches
4 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
2 months 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
2 months ago
Privacy professionals

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

fromwww.cbc.ca
2 weeks ago
Privacy professionals

Privacy commissioner reviewing reported Ontario Health atHome data breach | CBC News

Information security
fromDatabreaches
4 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
2 months 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
2 months ago
Privacy professionals

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

fromwww.cbc.ca
2 weeks ago
Privacy professionals

Privacy commissioner reviewing reported Ontario Health atHome data breach | CBC News

fromElectronic Frontier Foundation
1 week ago

How to Build on Washington's "My Health, My Data" Act

The Washington law protects "consumer health data," defined as information linkable to a consumer that identifies their "physical or mental health status." This includes all manner of conditions and treatments, such as gender-affirming and reproductive care.
EU data protection
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Trump administration sued for giving Medicaid data to deportation officials

The Trump administration violated federal privacy laws by turning over Medicaid data on millions of enrollees to deportation officials, resulting in a lawsuit from 20 states.
US politics
#public-health
Online marketing
fromThe Conversation
1 month ago

Google searches for information about cancer lead to targeted ads from alternative clinics

Google dominates online searches but poses risks of exposing users to health misinformation through its advertising model.
Public health
fromwww.nytimes.com
2 months 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
2 months 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.
Online marketing
fromThe Conversation
1 month ago

Google searches for information about cancer lead to targeted ads from alternative clinics

Google dominates online searches but poses risks of exposing users to health misinformation through its advertising model.
Public health
fromwww.nytimes.com
2 months 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
2 months 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.
2 months 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
Mental health
fromNew York Post
3 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
4 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
6 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
9 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
11 months ago

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

This website is for information purposes only. By providing the information contained herein we are not diagnosing, treating, curing, mitigating, or preventing any type of disease or medical condition. Before beginning any type of natural, integrative or conventional treatment regimen, it is advisable to seek the advice of a licensed healthcare professional.
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