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Your medical history is about to travel as easily as you do. From 26 March 2029, every EU citizen has the right to access their electronic health data immediately and free of charge. You can view complete access logs of your data, restrict healthcare professionals from seeing all or parts of your records and opt-out of cross-border sharing. The European Health Data Space (EHDS) is the most ambitious digital healthcare overhaul in EU history. Here is the complete breakdown of the new law.