University Cancels Deal to Sell Patient Information
Boston University has cancelled a deal to sell its database of information on heart attack and stroke victims. Framingham Genomic Medicine had planned to sell access to the database to for-profit companies. The database, which was generated in part from public funds, includes 50 years of medical and behavioral information on 10,000 individuals.BU Cancels Deal to Sell Patient Data, Boston Globe, December 29, 2000.
