Background The increasing integration of digital health tools into care may result in a greater
flow of personal health information (PHI) between patients and providers. Although privacy …

Background: Secondary use of health data has reached unequaled potential to improve
health systems governance, knowledge, and clinical care. Transparency regarding this …

Background With new technologies, health data can be collected in a variety of different
clinical, research, and public health contexts, and then can be used for a range of new …

Big data trends in health research challenge the oversight mechanism of the Research
Ethics Committees (RECs). The traditional standards of research quality and the mandate of …

Smart cities and digital public health are closely related. Managing digital transformation in
urbanization and living spaces is challenging. It is critical to prioritize the emotional and …

Background Health data-driven activities have become central in diverse fields (research, AI
development, wearables, etc.), and new ethical challenges have arisen with regards to …

Background International advances in information communication, eHealth, and other digital
health technologies have led to significant expansions in the collection and analysis of …

Research at the intersection of social science and genomics,'sociogenomics', is transforming
our understanding of the interplay between genomics, individual outcomes and society. It …

Background Recent legislation ensuring patient access to their electronic health records
represents a promising national commitment to patient empowerment. Access and …

Background Informed consent is one of the key principles of conducting research involving
humans. When research participants give consent, they perform an act in which they utter …