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Tim Logan and Stuart Pfeifer report: Two of California’s largest health insurers are partnering to create a massive database of patient medical records. With just a few strokes of a keyboard, doctors and nurses will be able to access the medical histories of about one in four California residents. Supporters say the effort by Anthem…

BBC reports: An investigation has been launched into a “serious data breach” after medical files were found by children at a former health centre owned by SDLP leader Alasdair McDonnell. The sensitive information was found after the centre on the Ormeau Road in Belfast was demolished, the Irish News has reported. It included names, addresses…

Laura Bennett and Alex Wainwright report: An investigation is ongoing after a bag of patient records from a Bedworth surgery was found on the street. Paperwork containing confidential information from patients at Dr Reily and Partners at the Bedworth Health Centre was found by a member of the public in Nuneaton. It is believed that…

Lydia Camarillo reports: Your medical information may be at risk after local clinic, Urological Associates of Southern Arizona, found problems after a recent investigation.  In a release from the company saying an alarming discovery was recently made in May. Some employees at their Tanque Verde and Green Valley clinics did not dispose of patient urine specimen…

Campus Safety reports: A woman was detained and ordered to turn over her cell phone at Mercy Hospital for taking pictures of her son during a doctor’s appointment. Mandi Kay Wilson often takes pictures of her son’s audiology appointments because she uses the images on gofundme.com to raise money for her son’s expensive hearing aids. At age…

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