Top Story Spotlight Atrium Health agrees to $1.8 million settlement in patient data case RICHARD CRAVER Staff Reporter Jul 9, 2026 Jul 9, 2026 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Atrium Health has agreed to pay $1.8 million in a legal settlement involving a potential leak of patient information to third-party vendors.kAm%9@D6 G6?5@CD :?4=F56 v@@8=6[ u2463@@<^|6E2 2?5 @E96C D:>:=2C >65:2 A=2E7@C>D]k^AmkAm%96 =62< H2D 36EH66? y2?F2CJ a_`d 2?5 yF=J a_`h] xE AC652E6D E96 r~'xs\`h A2?56>:4 2?5 pEC:F>VD 24BF:D:E:@? @7 (2<6 u@C6DE q2AE:DE |65:42= r6?E6C :? ~4E@36C a_a_]k^AmkAmpEC:F> 72465 E9C66 =2HDF:ED 7:=65 36EH66? pAC:= a_ac 2?5 s646>36C a_ac — EH@ :? |64<=6?3FC8 r@F?EJ $FA6C:@C r@FCE 2?5 @?6 :? 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Wake Forest regenerative medicine institute expanding outer space research reach “Our mission is to translate breakthroughs into life-saving clinical realities," said Dr. Anthony Atala, director of Wake Forest University In…
