'Instagram for doctors' healthcare app Figure 1 may risk patient privacy

By Amy Mitchell-Whittington
Updated December 7 2015 - 10:08am, first published November 26 2015 - 1:00am
Images of patient's ailments such as this one are posted to the application daily. Photo: Figure 1
Images of patient's ailments such as this one are posted to the application daily. Photo: Figure 1
Unknown skin reactions like the one pictured feature heavily on Figure 1. Photo: Figure 1
Unknown skin reactions like the one pictured feature heavily on Figure 1. Photo: Figure 1
Medical cases, like the one pictured, have been viewed one billion times. Photo: Figure 1
Medical cases, like the one pictured, have been viewed one billion times. Photo: Figure 1

More than half a million healthcare professionals are sharing their medical cases via an app likened to an Instagram for doctors, but grave concerns are held for patient privacy and confidentiality.

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