The tragic death of a young Melbourne woman who was stockpiling medication has prompted the federal health minister to move ...

Patients and doctors are set to gain access to a national online record of medicines being taken, in a bid to prevent ...

“When people go to their healthcare provider, they’re giving up that information because they have to in order to receive a service.” The presentation slide also outlined the opportunities that could ...

NIH director proposes national health database, sparks privacy concerns The presentation said the National Institutes of Health plans to “protect patient confidentiality,” but the agency did not ...

The US Department of Health and Human Services on Wednesday unveiled a pilot program for the National Institutes of Health to tap into Medicare and Medicaid data in its search for the root causes of ...

In every body and in everybody, there is an enormous, diverse and changing array of medical and health information, from longitudinal data like our weight and blood pressure over the years to the ...