More than 10 years after she tried without success to have a baby, Marcy Campbell Krinsk is still receiving painful reminders in her mail. The ads and promotions started after she bought fertility drugs at a pharmacy in San Diego. […] Like many other people, Ms. Krinsk thought that her prescription information was private. But…
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AU: Debate needed on patient records
Consumer groups frustrated by the slow pace on e-health are forming a coalition to pressure the federal government to release secret documents and engage in an open debate over plans for a national patient record-sharing system. The Consumer-Centred E-Health Coalition is a response to “government secrecy and lack of consultation” launched by the Australian Privacy…
The Doctor-CIA-Patient privilege?
Can the federal government prevent you from telling your doctor what’s bothering you? Apparently they think they can, even if you are not a federal employee. I was reading a new court opinion (pdf) where the government invoked “state secrets” as a defense. Needless to say, with all the underlying facts not discussed, I have…
RI police, hospital clash over question of privacy
Local police are livid at Rhode Island Hospital because they say officials there hindered a homicide investigation over the weekend by refusing to provide details of a man’s injuries, citing privacy laws. […] In a statement released Tuesday, the hospital said it was merely following the state’s medical privacy law, which is stricter than the…
Judge Orders U. of Louisville Nursing Student Reinstated
A federal judge has ordered the University of Louisville to permit a nursing student who had been expelled for writing blog posts about her patients, gun rights, religion, and other issues to re-enroll. […] The university expelled Ms. Yoder in February, saying she had violated the nursing school’s honor code by identifying herself as a…
Privacy fears over Greek DNA bank
Greece’s privacy watchdog yesterday expressed concerns about draft legislation foreseeing the creation of a DNA bank containing genetic information about all suspects arrested by the Greek police, which the force hopes would boost its crackdown on domestic terrorism. Just a few days after slamming an amendment paving the way for authorities to use surveillance cameras…