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Personal Health

Concerned Over COVID-19 Data, Some Crunch Their Own Numbers

There’s a lot of COVID-19 data available through state and federal resources. But those numbers can be confusing or raise questions. That’s inspired some…
Research

To Improve Treatments, Researchers Want To Hunt For Clues In Medical Records

When you go to your doctor's office, sometimes it seems the caregivers spend more time gathering data about you than treating you as a patient.Electronic…
Trends & Times

In The Era of Cloud Health Data, Safety Is Not Guaranteed

As many as 80 million Americans affected by the recent hack into Anthem's medical systems. Sound Medicine host Barbara Lewis spoke with Titus Schleyer,…
The Black Market For Stolen Health Care Data

Aarti Shahani

The U.S. is moving to digitize health care with electronic medical records, Web portals and mobile apps. But as medical data goes online, it is becoming a hot commodity for hackers.

Sick Season 2

Incarcerated people are some of the sickest people in our country. Many have chronic conditions such as diabetes or lung disease. And they’re far more likely to suffer from mental illness and addiction. On Season 2 of Sick, listen to stories of what goes wrong in corrections facilities — places meant to keep people healthy, but built to punish them.

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