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The International Weaponization of Health Data

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International collaboration through the sharing of health data is crucial for advancing human health. In particular, as countries increasingly have begun to recognize health data as a vital national resource, the impulse to protect such data has risen as well. citizens’ health data with China.

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Governing Health Data for Research, Development, and Innovation: The Missteps of the European Health Data Space Proposal

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By Enrique Santamaría Together with the Data Governance Act (DGA) and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the proposal for a Regulation on the European Health Data Space (EHDS) will most likely form the new regulatory and governance framework for the use of health data in the European Union.

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Gero Raises $6M for Physics-Powered GenAI Biotech

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What You Should Know: Gero , a biotechnology company focused on aging and chronic diseases, has closed $6M in a Series A extension round. This funding round positions Gero to continue internal drug development programs, grow its scientific team to boost platform technology development, and expand its US presence.

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Freenome Launches Multi-Cancer Detection Study Pairing Multiomics with Real-World Data

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Freenome is a biotechnology company with a comprehensive multiomics platform for the early detection of cancer using a standard blood draw. to advance research and increase equitable access to clinical trials by contributing de-identified data to the LHN. A Comprehensive Multiomics Platform for the Early Detection of Cancer.

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Protecting the Consumer at the Heart of DTC Precision Medicine

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Namely, legal protections concerning personal health data may not apply when the entity offering the service is decidedly not a “provider.” To illustrate the issue, consider that the Privacy Rule of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) expressly covers genetic information as a form of health data.

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Verana Health Raises $150M to Expand Real-World Data Network

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The Company will also expand upon its established artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities with a particular focus on its pioneering use of natural language processing (NLP) to extract insights from unstructured text data in electronic health record (EHR) notes. Expansion Plans.

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Lifebit Partners with Latin American Innovators to Assist Genomic Diversity

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In Mexico, Omica.bio is leading a revolution in ethical biotechnology. Through its network of community-driven biobanks, they partner with underserved communities and unique patient cohorts to provide global researchers with diverse health-related datasets.