By now, most people are aware that if they “like” a certain page on Facebook, it gives the social media giant information about them. “Like” a page about a particular disease, for instance, and marketers may begin to target you with related products and services. Facebook may be collecting sensitive health data in far more… Read More »
Not a single locally-acquired coronavirus case has been recorded around Australia, but south west Sydney’s cluster continues to worsen. “Advice just in from the National Incident Centre – Zero community transmission cases today Australia wide – the 1st national zero community transmission day since June 9,” Health Minister Greg Hunt tweeted on Sunday. “Thankyou to… Read More »
Daniel Andrews has announced he will hand over text messages and phone records to the inquiry investigating Victoria’s hotel quarantine fiasco. In an earlier statement to the inquiry, Victoria Police chief Graham Ashton referred to a six-minute phone call he received where he learnt details about the private security plan — but couldn’t remember who… Read More »
Victoria recorded 12 new coronavirus cases in the 24 hours to Sunday morning. There was one new death, after four days this week with no COVID-19 deaths in Victoria. The 14-day rolling average is 9.3, still above the key target that will trigger the state starting to leave heavy lockdown. The government has said the… Read More »
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Civil Rights announced this week that five providers had agreed to pay settlements for potential violations of the HIPAA Privacy Rule’s right of access provision. Beth Israel Lahey Health Behavioral Services’ settlement was the largest of the group, with the Massachusetts-based network of mental health… Read More »
Health News A health care worker works at a COVID-19 testing site sponsored by Community Heath of South Florida at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Clinica Campesina Health Center, during the coronavirus pandemic, Monday, July 6, 2020, in Homestead, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) The state of Florida has recorded its youngest death connected to a… Read More »