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SPH Snapshot: Spring 2025

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Where Passion Meets Purpose: Alum Bridges Civil Rights and Health Equity

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Government Technology

Experts: Coronavirus Pandemic Tests Limits of Privacy Laws

in Center for Health Law, Ethics & Human Rights, COVID-19, Health Law, Policy & Management, SPH In the Media

Quotes Wendy Mariner, Edward R. Utley professor of health law, ethics & human rights

Tagged: coronavirus, covid-19, epidemic, infectious disease, privacy

Contagion Live

School STI Services Raise Complications of HIPAA Confidentiality

in Community Health Sciences, SPH In the Media

Quotes Patricia Elliott, clinical assistant professor of community health sciences

Tagged: adolescents, privacy, school nurses, sexuality, teenagers

Yahoo! News

Privacy Law Covering Most Medical Care May Not Apply in Schools

in Community Health Sciences, SPH In the Media

Quotes Patricia Elliott, clinical assistant professor of community health sciences

Tagged: adolescents, privacy, school nurses, teenagers

Business Insider

Privacy Law Covering Most Medical Care May Not Apply in Schools

in Community Health Sciences, SPH In the Media

Quotes Patricia Elliott, clinical assistant professor of community health sciences

Tagged: adolescents, privacy, school nurses, teenagers

Reuters

Privacy Law Covering Most Medical Care May Not Apply in Schools

in Community Health Sciences, SPH In the Media

Quotes Patricia Elliott, clinical assistant professor of community health sciences

Tagged: adolescents, medical ethics, privacy, school nurses, teenagers

New York Times

Privacy Law Covering Most Medical Care May Not Apply in Schools

in Community Health Sciences, SPH In the Media

Quotes Patricia Elliott, clinical assistant professor of community health sciences

Tagged: adolescents, medical ethics, privacy, school nurses, teenagers

Weekly Standard

Do We Want Our DNA to Be an Open Book?

in Center for Health Law, Ethics & Human Rights, Health Law, Policy & Management, SPH In the Media

Quotes George Annas, William Fairfield Warren Distinguished Professor of health law, policy & management

Tagged: DNA, genetics, privacy

CNN

What the Golden State Killer Case Means for Your Genetic Privacy

in Center for Health Law, Ethics & Human Rights, Health Law, Policy & Management, SPH In the Media

Quotes George Annas, William Fairfield Warren Distinguished Professor of health law, policy & management

Tagged: ethics, genetics, privacy

Fortune

The CEO President Is Getting a Physical, but What Information Is He Required to Share?

in SPH In the Media

Quotes Dean Sandro Galea

Tagged: politics and health, privacy

International Business Times

Trump’s Physical Exam ‘Went Exceptionally Well’ and He’s in ‘Excellent Health’: Physician

in Center for Health Law, Ethics & Human Rights, Health Law, Policy & Management, SPH In the Media

Quotes George Annas, William Fairfield Warren Distinguished Professor of health law, policy & management

Tagged: politics and health, privacy

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