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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

As of early 2025, 20 U.S. states have enacted comprehensive data privacy laws, with more expected to follow. Washington state’s My Health, My Data Act recently expanded protections to cover sensitive ...

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 ...