Biobank Participants' Attitudes Toward Data Sharing and Privacy: The Role of Trust in Reducing Perceived Risks.

Biobank participants are often unaware of possible uses of their genetic and health information, despite explicit descriptions of those uses in consent forms. To explore why this misunderstanding persists, we conducted semi-structured interviews and knowledge tests with 22 participants who had recently enrolled in a research biobank. Results indicated that participants lacked understanding of privacy and data-sharing topics but were mostly unconcerned about associated risks. Participants described their answers on the knowledge test as largely driven by their trust in the healthcare system, not by a close reading of the information presented to them. This finding may help explain the difficulties in increasing participant understanding of privacy-related topics, even when such information is clearly presented in biobank consent forms.

Goliath: case report on a canine case of epilepsy.

Epilepsy, which is based on etiology and is categorized as either primary or secondary, is diagnosed in patients who have experienced multiple seizures over weeks or months. This article discusses the etiology of epilepsy as well as the prevalence of epilepsy in canines, which has been reported to be between one and three percent. A case report is included, which involves a three-year-old, 143-pound, male intact mastiff who presented to Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine with an acute onset of seizure activity.