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 ...

OpenAI is rolling out ChatGPT Health, a new space for private health and wellness conversations. Importantly, the company says it will not use your health information or Health chats to train its core ...

In a major development for all businesses handling health data, New York lawmakers passed a sweeping health data privacy bill Wednesday that could have far-ranging ...

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 ...

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 ...

Four years after consumers first filed a class-action lawsuit against Meta, Flo Health, Google and Flurry, a jury in California has finally made a decision regarding the case. On August 1, a jury ...