Morning Headlines 3/21/23
March 20, 2023 Headlines No Comments Washington prepares for war with Amazon
Politico reports that the FTC decided not to sue to block Amazon’s $4 billion acquisition of One Medical due to the…
March 20, 2023 Headlines No Comments Washington prepares for war with Amazon
Politico reports that the FTC decided not to sue to block Amazon’s $4 billion acquisition of One Medical due to the…
Seagen, the biotech company Pfizer is buying for $43 billion, is considered a pioneer in the class of cancer drugs called antibody drug conjugates. But the first ADC to reach the market wasn’t a…
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Continue ReadingThe Federal Trade Commission has taken steps to sanction online counseling service BetterHelp, Inc. which it says shared sensitive healthcare data inappropriately. This is the latest move by the FTC to crack down on…
Continue ReadingThe Federal Trade Commission has taken steps to sanction online counseling service BetterHelp, Inc. which it says shared sensitive healthcare data inappropriately. This is the latest move by the FTC to crack down on…
Continue ReadingA patient information disclosure has impacted more than 3 million patients who use online virtual mental health platform Cerebral, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights.WHY IT…
Continue ReadingAfter months of criticism about its data privacy practices, Cerebral admitted that it wrongfully shared the private health information of 3.1 million of its users. This admission comes in the form of a March…
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Oracle reports Q3 results: revenue up 18%, adjusted EPS $0.68 versus $0.84, beating earnings expectations but falling just short on revenue.
The company’s much-watched cloud revenue jumped 45%.
ORCL shares dropped 5% in after-hours…
Three U.S. senators recently introduced legislation that would ban the use of health data for advertising and marketing purposes. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-Minnesota), Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) proposed the bill, which…
Continue ReadingBy Jill McKeon March 07, 2023 – The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposed a $7.8 million settlement with online counseling service BetterHelp, resolving allegations of improper health data sharing practices. In addition, the…
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