"HIPPA has made it basically impossible to do science in Medicine without being part of the establishment" I was able to get access to, and use, HIPPA data as

"HIPPA has made it basically impossible to do science in Medicine without being part of the establishment" I was able to get access to, and use, HIPPA data as a graduate student working in a field most of the "establishment" dismisses as either useless or confusing. "The scientist responsible for the discovery and treatment of an issue, can't even legally practice." I work with a half-dozen practicing physician-scientists.