# Let's unite our medical data - John Wilbanks

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Podcast: [TED-Ed](https://stenobird.com/podcast/ted-ed-7859430)
Published: 2026-06-21T20:30:00+00:00
Episode link: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/VG6155876605.mp3
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Duration seconds: 1210

## Resource

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

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