During a presentation, Bhattacharya said that the data would include genetic information from individuals treated by the Indian Health Service.
And the Department of Veterans Affairs, lab results, medical records from drugstore chains, private insurance claims, information from fitness trackers and smartwatches, and more.
People with autism “will never pay taxes, hold a job, or go on a date,” according to RFK Jr., provoking harsh criticism.
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Combining the data might result in “real-time health monitoring” of Americans, the head of the NIH said.
“What we’re proposing is a transformative real-world data initiative, which aims to provide a robust and secure computational data platform for chronic disease and autism research,”
