What is HIPAA? 5 questions answered about the medical privacy law that protects Trump's test results and yours
A health law expert explains what the regulation does and doesn't protect.
Margaret Riley, Professor of Law, Public Health Sciences, and Public Policy, University of Virginia •
conversation
Oct. 15, 2020 • ~7 min
Oct. 15, 2020 • ~7 min
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Wearable fitness devices deliver early warning of possible COVID-19 infection
Fitness information like resting heart rate collected by wearable devices can't diagnose diseases, but it can signal when something is wrong. That can be enough to prompt a COVID-19 test.
Albert H. Titus, Professor of Biomedical Engineering, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York •
conversation
Aug. 7, 2020 • ~9 min
Aug. 7, 2020 • ~9 min
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