Tag: John Halamka

  • Health

    Volunteers unveil DNA, medical data in push for everyday gene sequencing

    The world moved a step deeper into the DNA age yesterday as 10 volunteers released their genetic and medical information on the Internet as part of a multi-year effort to make genetic data an everyday part of medical care. The effort was headed by Harvard Medical School’s George Church, professor of genetics and head of…

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  • Science & Tech

    Implantable chips bear promise, but privacy standards needed

    Writing in the July 28, 2005 edition of the New England Journal of Medicine, John Halamka, M.D., chief information officer at BIDMC and Harvard Medical School and an emergency room physician, says the chip implanted in his arm would allow anyone with a handheld reader to scan his arm and obtain his 16-digit medical identifier.…

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