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Massive Data Breach Exposes Dutch Cervical Cancer Screening Records
A data breach exposed nearly half a million records from the Dutch cervical cancer screening program, including highly sensitive personal and medical information; over 53,000 records are already on the dark web, raising serious privacy concerns and prompting calls for improved data security measures...
Massive Data Breach Exposes Dutch Cervical Cancer Screening Records
A data breach exposed nearly half a million records from the Dutch cervical cancer screening program, including highly sensitive personal and medical information; over 53,000 records are already on the dark web, raising serious privacy concerns and prompting calls for improved data security measures...
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52% Bias Score
Trump Administration Launches Program Sharing American Health Data with Private Tech Companies
The Trump administration launched a program allowing Americans to share health data with over 60 private tech companies, including Google, Amazon, and Apple, to improve access and wellness, despite ethical and legal concerns.
Trump Administration Launches Program Sharing American Health Data with Private Tech Companies
The Trump administration launched a program allowing Americans to share health data with over 60 private tech companies, including Google, Amazon, and Apple, to improve access and wellness, despite ethical and legal concerns.
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16% Bias Score
Canadian Health Data Companies Sell Patient Records to Pharma Firms Without Consent
A Canadian study reveals that health data companies are selling patient records to pharmaceutical firms without patient knowledge, using two monetization models: a conventional model and a vertically integrated model involving direct clinic ownership. This raises significant ethical and privacy conc...
Canadian Health Data Companies Sell Patient Records to Pharma Firms Without Consent
A Canadian study reveals that health data companies are selling patient records to pharmaceutical firms without patient knowledge, using two monetization models: a conventional model and a vertically integrated model involving direct clinic ownership. This raises significant ethical and privacy conc...
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40% Bias Score
UK Grants Chinese Researchers Access to 500,000 GP Records Amidst Security Concerns
The UK government approved access for Chinese researchers to 500,000 anonymized UK GP records held by UK Biobank, despite MI5 warnings about potential misuse by Chinese intelligence agencies and a Guardian analysis showing 20% of access applications come from China.
UK Grants Chinese Researchers Access to 500,000 GP Records Amidst Security Concerns
The UK government approved access for Chinese researchers to 500,000 anonymized UK GP records held by UK Biobank, despite MI5 warnings about potential misuse by Chinese intelligence agencies and a Guardian analysis showing 20% of access applications come from China.
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52% Bias Score
Trump's Executive Orders Purge Health Data, Hindering Research and Public Health
President Trump's executive orders led to the removal of vital health data from US health agency websites, hindering research, disproportionately harming marginalized communities, and potentially delaying responses to emerging health threats.
Trump's Executive Orders Purge Health Data, Hindering Research and Public Health
President Trump's executive orders led to the removal of vital health data from US health agency websites, hindering research, disproportionately harming marginalized communities, and potentially delaying responses to emerging health threats.
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76% Bias Score
Trump Administration Data Purge Sparks Outrage and Legal Challenges
The Trump administration removed and altered data from federal health websites, including the CDC's Atlas Tool and Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System, sparking outrage and legal challenges over concerns about data integrity and public access.
Trump Administration Data Purge Sparks Outrage and Legal Challenges
The Trump administration removed and altered data from federal health websites, including the CDC's Atlas Tool and Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System, sparking outrage and legal challenges over concerns about data integrity and public access.
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44% Bias Score
Trump Administration to Invest $200 Billion in Medicaid
The Trump administration will invest over $200 billion in Medicaid under the "One Big Beautiful Bill," aiming to improve care for vulnerable populations, while also launching a health data-sharing program to improve access to records.
Trump Administration to Invest $200 Billion in Medicaid
The Trump administration will invest over $200 billion in Medicaid under the "One Big Beautiful Bill," aiming to improve care for vulnerable populations, while also launching a health data-sharing program to improve access to records.
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40% Bias Score
New Health Data Sharing Program Raises Privacy Concerns
The Trump administration launched a program allowing patients to share health data across systems and apps, aiming to improve access and wellness, but raising privacy concerns; over 60 companies participate, focusing on diabetes, weight management, and AI tools.
New Health Data Sharing Program Raises Privacy Concerns
The Trump administration launched a program allowing patients to share health data across systems and apps, aiming to improve access and wellness, but raising privacy concerns; over 60 companies participate, focusing on diabetes, weight management, and AI tools.
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60% Bias Score
Germany's ePA System Suffers Another Security Breach
On April 30, 2025, Germany's ePA system experienced another security breach, allowing unauthorized access to patient data via substitute electronic certificates for health insurance cards, impacting a small number of patients across few health insurance funds, according to Gematik, the responsible a...
Germany's ePA System Suffers Another Security Breach
On April 30, 2025, Germany's ePA system experienced another security breach, allowing unauthorized access to patient data via substitute electronic certificates for health insurance cards, impacting a small number of patients across few health insurance funds, according to Gematik, the responsible a...
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32% Bias Score
23andMe Bankruptcy Exposes Risks of Consumer Genetic Data
23andMe, a direct-to-consumer genetic testing company, filed for bankruptcy on March 23, 2025, leading to a court ruling allowing the sale of its 15 million customers' genetic and personal data, raising major privacy concerns and prompting warnings from state attorneys general.
23andMe Bankruptcy Exposes Risks of Consumer Genetic Data
23andMe, a direct-to-consumer genetic testing company, filed for bankruptcy on March 23, 2025, leading to a court ruling allowing the sale of its 15 million customers' genetic and personal data, raising major privacy concerns and prompting warnings from state attorneys general.
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36% Bias Score
Trump Administration Faces Backlash Over Data Removal, FEC Dismissal, and Birthright Citizenship Appeal
President Trump's administration faces criticism for removing health data, unlawfully dismissing Federal Election Commissioner Ellen Weintraub, and appealing a judge's injunction against his birthright citizenship executive order, raising concerns about evidence-based policy and institutional indepe...
Trump Administration Faces Backlash Over Data Removal, FEC Dismissal, and Birthright Citizenship Appeal
President Trump's administration faces criticism for removing health data, unlawfully dismissing Federal Election Commissioner Ellen Weintraub, and appealing a judge's injunction against his birthright citizenship executive order, raising concerns about evidence-based policy and institutional indepe...
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32% Bias Score
Doctors Sue Federal Agencies Over Removal of Health Data
Doctors for America sued the OPM, CDC, FDA, and HHS for removing health-related webpages and data, citing risks to patient care and research, alleging the removals stemmed from an OPM memorandum referencing President Trump's executive order on gender ideology.
Doctors Sue Federal Agencies Over Removal of Health Data
Doctors for America sued the OPM, CDC, FDA, and HHS for removing health-related webpages and data, citing risks to patient care and research, alleging the removals stemmed from an OPM memorandum referencing President Trump's executive order on gender ideology.
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32% Bias Score
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