News tagged with medical data

UK police quiz man over abortion website attack

(AP) -- Police have arrested a man suspected of hacking into the website of a major British abortion provider, vandalizing it and stealing sensitive data, officials said Friday.

Technology / Internet

created Mar 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Google strikes deal to preserve DNA data online

Concerned that the federal government might not keep funding the world's largest free database of genetic data, Google Inc. has forged a deal with a Mountain View, Calif., startup to keep the information online - and free ...

Technology / Internet

created Oct 27, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 1

Cybersecurity breakthrough keeps sensitive data confined in physical space (w/ video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- In a breakthrough that could aid spies, keepers of medical records, and parents who want to prevent their kids from "sexting," a team of Virginia Tech researchers has created software to remotely ...

Technology / Software

created Oct 17, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Most Canadians can be uniquely identified from their date of birth and postal code

There are increasing pressures for health care providers to make individual-level data readily available for research and policy making. But Canadians are more likely to allow the sharing of their personal data if they believe ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Aug 08, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New healthcare portal offers increased patient safety, empowerment

Today IBM announced the next evolution of the patient portal, significantly expanding the types of information, alerts, recommendations and interactive coaching healthcare providers can offer to their patients ...

Technology / Other

created Mar 04, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Chance of dying early 20 percent higher in north than south England

Since 1965, the chances of dying early (under 75) are a fifth higher in the north of England than the south, finds a study published in the British Medical Journal today.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 15, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

FDA plans modest changes to medical device system

(AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration is laying out plans to update the 35-year-old system used to approve most medical devices, which has been subject to increasing criticism by public safety advocates.

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Jan 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Government's personal health record project meets with limited enthusiasm from patients

HealthSpace, the internet-accessible personal health organiser developed as part of the National Programme for IT in the National Health Service, was significantly less popular than anticipated, a research team from the University ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 17, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Space-age device to deliver more efficient health care on Earth and above

On an exploration mission, an astronaut has an accident and appears to have serious injuries as the spacecraft speeds to its destination. The ensuing scene is hectic as the other crew members try to get a grasp on the situation ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Sep 22, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Improving care for older adults

The Indiana Network for Patient Care (INPC), one of the highest volume health information exchanges in the United States, is expanding to include post-acute care facilities, bringing the benefits of secure health information ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 10, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Understanding causes of cancer and chronic disease: The Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow Project

The urgent need to learn more about the causes of cancer and other chronic diseases is the impetus behind the foundation of a major research platform for the study of disease states an article on the Canadian Partnership ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Apr 26, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Dell to sell services for AMA's new e-records

(AP) -- Dell Inc. hopes to expand a key part of its business through a deal to sell computer hardware and technology consulting to medical practices that want to use new electronic medical records and related services from ...

Technology / Business

created Mar 01, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Medicare data reveals differences in orthopedic surgical outcomes

The more specialized a hospital is in orthopedic surgical care, the better the outcomes appear to be for patients undergoing hip and knee replacement surgery, University of Iowa researchers report in a new study of Medicare ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Feb 15, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Loneliness can be contagious

Loneliness, like a bad cold, can spread among groups of people, research at the University of Chicago, the University of California-San Diego and Harvard shows.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 4

Novel K-anonimity algorithm safeguards access to data

As electronic health records become more widely deployed, increasing amounts of health information are being collected. This data has many beneficial applications, such as research, public health, and health system planning. ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Nov 20, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0