Nearly a decade ago New York signed a lucrative contract with a health services firm to build a database to boost transparency on the pricing of medical procedures across health systems. It’s still ...

Covenant Health detected a cyberattack May 26, 2025, but attackers accessed patient information starting May 18, prompting ...

Most smartwatch users are likely aware that companies sell their personal health data. But who are they selling it to, and ...

The latest tally for the largest-ever health industry data breach just got a lot bigger. UnitedHealth Group now said hackers stole records of about 190 million people in last February's attack on its ...

In every body and in everybody, there is an enormous, diverse and changing array of medical and health information, from longitudinal data like our weight and blood pressure over the years to the ...

Two thousand years ago, physicians in Egypt documented their patients’ symptoms and treatments on papyrus scrolls. These early medical records served a simple, localized purpose: they supported direct ...

NIH director proposes national health database, sparks privacy concerns The presentation said the National Institutes of Health plans to “protect patient confidentiality,” but the agency did not ...

The use of wearable technology and medical apps surged in the years following the COVID-19 pandemic, but research released by Mozilla indicates that current laws offer little protection for consumers ...

CommentaryAttorney Analysis from Westlaw Today, a part of Thomson Reuters. With the advent of a second Trump administration and majority conservative Congress and Supreme Court, it is unclear whether ...

Scientists and public health leaders are taking stock of the Trump administration's abrupt decision to pull down web pages, datasets and selected information from federal health websites. Some of the ...

Your health information might feel private and secure with your doctor, but the reality is far more complicated. Data brokers collect a wide range of sensitive health data, from diagnoses and ...