Blockchain can be used to build a peer-to-peer, secure, and smart transaction system. As a
horizontal technology that has changed several fields of industry, blockchain has …

A massive amount of sensitive personal data is being collected and used by scientists,
businesses, and governments. This has led to unprecedented threats to privacy rights and …

Blockchain technology has been changing the nature of several businesses, from supply
chain management to electronic record management systems and copyright management to …

Objectives Currently, patients' consent is essential to use their medical records for various
purposes; however, most people give their consent using paper forms and have no control …

The push for digitising personal health records needs to occur with serious consideration of
privacy in order to instill public confidence. However, the healthcare sector still experiences …

Background In clinical genomics, sharing of rare genetic disease information between
genetic databases and laboratories is essential to determine the pathogenic significance of …

Background Recently, the problem of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) safety has
attracted attention worldwide. To prevent the spread of counterfeit drugs, it is necessary to …

Background Blockchain distributed ledger technology is just starting to be adopted in
genomics and healthcare applications. Despite its increased prevalence in biomedical …

Human genomic data carry unique information about an individual and offer unprecedented
opportunities for healthcare. The clinical interpretations derived from large genomic datasets …

Objective Rising interests in distributed ledger technology (DLT) and genomics have
sparked various interdisciplinary research streams with a proliferating number of scattered …