If NIH had used proprietary software to build the system, it would be much smaller than it is today because of the cost, Fellini said. Proprietary software similar to the open source software used for Biowulf would run about $370 per license for the 2,200 nodes in the system. That does not include the annual cost to maintain proprietary software, w

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This is what I get for giving someone the benefit of the doubt. The NIH is now reporting that Social Security numbers were included in the laptop stolen earlier this year. If you will recall, a researcher placed his laptop, which was supposed to be protected via hard disk encryption, in his car trunk and someone made off with the computer.

The director of the National Institutes of Health has notified employees to expect random computer audits as the agency works to ensure full compliance with its security policies. NIH discovered that a stolen laptop PC belonging to NIH contained medical data and Social Security numbers of 1,200 patients involved in medical research.

Here’s one for your uh‑oh files. According to the Associated Press and other sources, the recent loss of a laptop that contained patient records for a National Institutes of Health cardiac study contained information on Representative Joe Barton, a Texas Democrat and co‑chairman of the Congressional Caucus on consumer privacy protection.

I blogged last night (much sooner than the mainstream media, it seems like—I know I didn’t see too many other articles at the time) about how the National Institute of Health had reported that a laptop with patients’ data was stolen. At the time I said that it affected 2500 people and that the blame shouldn’t fall just on the researcher...

The National Institute of Health has reported that a laptop with patients’ data has been stolen. The theft took place about a month ago, but the incident was not made public until today. Approximately 2500 patients may be affected by the latest data security breach...

You would think that after so many incidents, the government would get better at securing personal information, right?Wrong. They did it again.

As OHSU's new Advanced Imaging Research Center continues its expansion, the major component of the final, and most unique instrument for the world-class facility has arrived. The AIRC took delivery of a 12Tesla (T) magnet, the centerpiece of a rare and cutting-edge MRI system. "