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Let's unite our medical data - John Wilbanks

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TED-Ed
Published
Jun 21, 2026
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Summary

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. Talk by John Wilbanks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices