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The data sharing deal between Google and Ascension Health raises patient privacy concerns.

By Deane Waldman, M.D. When a federal government regulates healthcare (or anything for that matter), it does so by creating BARRCOME (bureaucracy, administration, rules, regulations,...

A Nebraska state court sentenced a woman to jail after she pled guilty to using the abortion drug Mifepristone to end her pregnancy at...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) wants to limit state access to private medical records related to abortion and treatment of...

"The notices are deceptive and should be called the 'no privacy rule.'”

When government pays for things, common sense often goes away, columnist John Stossel says  When I swallow, knives cut my throat. I cough and sometimes can't...

Teaching on many controversial subjects, such as gender identity and transgenderism, is prohibited by law in many K-12 classrooms. But these subjects nonetheless find...

Their solutions, announced on June 1, include an expansion of telehealth beyond the public health emergency declaration, the elimination of waste, fraud, and abuse by rewarding states who crack down on improper payments, and the expansion of technologies that would improve patient well-being.

Lawsuits claim UPMC’s disclosure of their confidential medical information to child protection authorities for the purpose of targeting them with child abuse investigations violated...

“A unique patient identifier will weaken health care by making individuals reluctant to share personal information—such as drug and alcohol use and past sexual history—with health care providers.”