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Private Firms Selling Canadian Patient Data Without Consent

5/9/2025

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A shocking study from Women's College Hospital in Toronto uncovers that private companies are secretly selling Canadian patients' medical data to pharmaceutical firms, all without consent. This alarming revelation sparks urgent calls for stronger privacy laws to safeguard patient information as the management of data increasingly falls into private hands, threatening transparency and trust in healthcare.

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Story summary

A shocking study from Women's College Hospital in Toronto uncovers that private companies are secretly selling Canadian patients' medical data to pharmaceutical firms, all without consent. This alarming revelation sparks urgent calls for stronger privacy laws to safeguard patient information as the management of data increasingly falls into private hands, threatening transparency and trust in healthcare.