Personal informatics and health data management represent a rapidly evolving interdisciplinary field that encompasses the systematic collection, analysis and interpretation of individual health ...

Kayte Spector-Bagdady, is an associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Michigan. As soon as the genetic testing company 23andMe filed for bankruptcy on March 23, 2025, ...

The personal data that companies collect from consumers online has become a big business referred to as data brokerage. However, most consumers don't know what personal information about them is being ...

The Biomedical and Health Informatics PhD program prepares individuals to develop and apply informatics theories and tools to solve complex problems across the life sciences and health ecosystem. The ...

The Department of Biomedical Informatics and Data Science (DBIDS) is spotlighting its expanded leadership team, featuring four vice chairs whose expertise strengthens the department’s mission. “As we ...

David K. Vawdrey, PhD, who recently joined Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger Health System as its chief data informatics officer, weighs in on his new role, biggest challenges in healthcare data analytics ...

Biologic agents themselves have also become more complex, going beyond simply producing naturally occurring macromolecules to altering or modifying them for increased efficiency or more specific ...

Vijayashree Natarajan is senior vice president and head of technology at Omega Healthcare, which produces financial, administrative and clinical systems for healthcare organizations. Given her ...

AI is not overhyped. The potential requires equal attention to the less glamorous but more important role of data management.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is hungry for data—the more real-world data we can give it, the better. AI applications can deliver immense value when provided with a continuous stream of robust, ...

Elon Musk's team within the Trump administration has sought sweeping access to databases that store personal information on millions and millions of Americans. The data collected and maintained by the ...