Let's pool our medical data

Title:
Let's pool our medical data
Speaker:
John Wilbanks
Description:

When you're getting medical treatment, or taking part in medical testing, privacy is important; strict laws limit what researchers can see and know about you. But what if your medical data could be used -- anonymously -- by anyone seeking to test a hypothesis? John Wilbanks wonders if the desire to protect our privacy is slowing research, and if opening up medical data could lead to a wave of health care innovation.

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Video Language:
English
Team:
closed TED
Project:
TEDTalks
Duration:
16:25
Format: HTML5
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