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Should I worry about giving my DNA to labs that do...

Should I worry about giving my DNA to labs that do...

With an October 2023 update due to the 23andMe breach

7 October 2023
The internet has made DNA testing a big global business. In the United States and Europe, millions of people have sent samples of their saliva to commercial labs in the hopes of learning something new about their...
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Consumer Interest in Sharing and Accessing Digital...

Consumer Interest in Sharing and Accessing Digital...

An issue brief from the Pew Trust Foundation

18 May 2022
According to a survey from The Pew Charitable Trusts, 81%t of adults surveyed favor improved patient and provider access to health information. More than two-thirds of consumers want their clinicians to share health...
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Assessment of the Data Sharing and Privacy Practices of...

Assessment of the Data Sharing and Privacy Practices of...

An article from the JAMA Open Network

23 July 2019
An article posted in the Journal of the American Medical Association identified that some of the highest-ranking health apps used to assist people with mental health conditions (e.g. depression) and smoking cessation...
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Why it's Important to Check Your Health Records

Why it's Important to Check Your Health Records

Guidance from the Office for Civil Rights on your right to access your health records

23 June 2019
From the HHS Office for Civil Rights website: Ask your doctor. You have the right to see and get copies of your health information - PDF. In most cases, you can get a copy the way you want it, such as by...
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How do you control where your DNA data resides and how...

How do you control where your DNA data resides and how...

An assessment of the article from Bloomberg

1 June 2018
Abstract from the Bllomberg article: "Your genetic code includes details about not only your own health and family, but also similarly intimate information about your relatives. When police recently used a...
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