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In the realm of health care, privacy protections are needed to preserve patients' dignity and prevent possible harms. Ten years ago, to address these concerns a

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In the United States, some populations suffer from far greater disparities in health than others. Those disparities are caused not only by fundamental differenc

The anthrax incidents following the 9/11 terrorist attacks put the spotlight on the nation's public health agencies, placing it under an unprecedented scrutiny