Big data: creating the right balance

The authors reply

“…We fully agree with the comments from Palamuthusingam and colleagues. 1 As we have pointed out in the last paragraph of our review article, 2 Any larger data acquisition endeavor will face current big data problems that include not only infrastructure but also ethical issues. This challenge holds for all kinds of data, in particular EHRs [electronic health records], for which regulating access, sharing, and the balance of commercial value versus open data is important.…”

“…To the editor: Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli-associated hemolytic uremic syndrome (STEC-HUS) has been very rarely documented in solid organ transplantation patients. 1 We report a series of 5 solid organ transplantation recipients diagnosed with STEC-HUS between January 2017 and March 2019 in 2 French nephrology centers ( Table 1). One patient had 2 episodes of STEC-HUS.…”

“…To the editor: Saez-Rodriguez et al 1 eloquently describe the benefits of exploiting the wealth of health data through advanced software and machine learning techniques to facilitate clinical decision making. This may improve the delivery of precision medicine in ways previously not possible with conventional analytical methods.…”