A New York health privacy law has moved quickly through both chambers of the state legislature and is up for review by Governor Kathy Hochul. The New York Health ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Providers play a central role in reproductive health privacy. FG Trade/iStock via Getty Images Long before Roe v. Wade was ...

Influenced by advancements in AI and wearable technology, and fueled by privacy concerns, reproductive health data is at a pivotal intersection of federal and state regulations. Traditionally, the ...

The demise of 23andMe illustrates the vulnerable state of Americans' health data, as med tech companies vacuum up more personal information with little regulatory oversight. Why it matters: Fitness ...

When patients walked into Planned Parenthood clinics, a consumer data company sold their precise locations to anti-abortion groups for targeted ads. When patients picked up prescriptions for ...

Many military members do not seek mental health services because they don’t think getting that care will remain private — and that concern is not unwarranted, according to a new report. Fear of their ...

When immigration agents enter hospitals, and private companies are allowed to buy and sell data that reveals who seeks medical care, patients retreat, treatment is delayed, and health outcomes worsen, ...

The use of wearable technology and medical apps surged in the years following the COVID-19 pandemic, but research released by Mozilla indicates that current laws offer little protection for consumers ...

Mohana Ravindranath is a freelance health, science, and tech journalist and a 2025 Association for Health Care Journalists fellow. She was previously a Bay Area health tech correspondent for STAT. As ...

Progressive California lawmakers have proposed a number of bills aimed at bolstering privacy protections for women, transgender people and immigrants in response President Donald Trump’s executive ...