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Population health, policy and the data behind prevention.

Canada AI privacy law leaves health data exposed, CMAJ warns

CMAJ authors warn Canada’s AI strategy leans on a privacy law with gaps that could expose health data, weaken oversight, and widen bias.

By Dr. A.R. Athira, MBBS · Oct 20, 2026 · 6 min read

Public Health·STAT

New Southern Policy Plus expands Korea’s regional health and trade agenda

Korea’s New Southern Policy Plus expands ASEAN and India cooperation through health, trade, education, and security initiatives amid…

Oct 20, 2026

Public Health·STAT

No Surprises Act arbitration turns umpires into high-margin middlemen

A STAT newsletter item says No Surprises Act arbitration has become so lucrative for some arbiters that margins…

Oct 20, 2026

Public Health·STAT

Theranos whistleblower says Holmes is still lying in new film

Tyler Shultz argues Nathan Fielder’s new Theranos film is art, not documentary, and warns against treating Elizabeth Holmes’s…

Oct 20, 2026

Public Health·STAT

Fatherhood and Family Law Shape Boys’ and Men’s Well-Being

A Columbia Law Review essay links male economic decline, family instability, and family law reforms that could expand…

Oct 20, 2026

Public Health·HC Dive

CMS proposes MA directory overhaul and new PBM payment rules

CMS proposes stricter Medicare Advantage directory checks, new cost protections, and PBM payment transparency rules set to phase…

Oct 20, 2026

Public Health·HC Dive

Drugmakers move to intervene in 340B rebate pilot lawsuit

AbbVie, Bristol Myers Squibb and Boehringer Ingelheim seek court access as hospitals fight the HHS 340B rebate pilot…

Oct 20, 2026

Public Health·EHJ

Co-creation in global health research faces limits at power and transitions

A two-decade synthesis from APHRC finds co-creation worked best in knowledge production and weakest where power, money, and…

Oct 19, 2026

Public Health·EHJ

ASEAN genomic disease surveillance research mapped in scientometric study

A scientometric analysis maps genomic disease surveillance research across ASEAN, framing precision public health and epidemic intelligence priorities.

Oct 19, 2026

Public Health·WHO

WHO calls responsible AI governance a public health priority in Eastern Mediterranean

WHO leaders and regional ministers pressed for AI governance, data infrastructure, and human oversight to guide safe health…

Oct 19, 2026

Public Health

Population health, policy and the data behind prevention.

In Brief The 5-minute rounds

New hypertension guideline lowers the treatment threshold to 130/80 mm Hg.
Phase 3 GLP-1 trial reports a 20% cut in major adverse cardiac events.
FDA clears a next-generation CAR-T therapy for relapsed lymphoma.
Meta-analysis links early mobilisation to shorter ICU length of stay.
Rapid guidance broadens empiric antibiotics for suspected sepsis.