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25 Mar 2025
Providers don't see better quality under value-based payments
Primary care providers do not see the benefits of value-based payments on quality of care at the organizational level as many report increased workloads and moral distress.
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25 Mar 2025
Nokia, Numana, Honeywell Aerospace team to advance quantum-safe networks
Collaboration designed to drive innovation and enable a global post-quantum security economy for enterprises using quantum key distribution and advanced cryptographic network technologies to safeguard digital infrastructure
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25 Mar 2025
Government needs to fix tech staff hiring process, says Whitehall’s AI boss
Giving evidence to the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee, tech experts highlighted the lack of clarity on data exchange, the need for the new Government Digital Service to execute, and a lack of actual tech experts
Health IT News from the past 365 days
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30 Jul 2024
Wildfire smoke drives premature deaths, urgent innovative response
Wildfire smoke causes thousands of premature deaths annually, necessitating urgent investments in innovations to mitigate its impact.
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29 Jul 2024
UK government sets up AI action plan unit
New government has ambitious plans to use artificial intelligence to grow the economy, and has hired a tech entrepreneur to help guide the strategy
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29 Jul 2024
Scam CrowdStrike domains growing in volume
Hundreds of malicious domains exploiting CrowdStrike’s branding are appearing all over the web in the wake of the 19 July outage. Experts from Akamai share some noteworthy examples, along with guidance on how to avoid getting caught out
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29 Jul 2024
CrowdStrike says most Falcon sensors now up and running
The vast majority of CrowdStrike Falcon sensors affected by a coding error have now been recovered, with a final resolution expected this week
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29 Jul 2024
Abbott issues urgent correction for FreeStyle Libre 3 sensors
Abbott has identified a defect in certain FreeStyle Libre 3 sensors that may cause incorrect high glucose readings, which could pose health risks for users.
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29 Jul 2024
NIH study reveals pitfalls of AI in clinical decision-making
GPT-4V scored highly on the 'New England Journal of Medicine's' Image Challenge, but made mistakes when tasked with explaining its reasoning and describing medical images.
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29 Jul 2024
UK government invests £106m in five quantum tech hubs
Five university hubs are receiving funding to support the development of quantum applications that can support healthcare and businesses
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26 Jul 2024
Colorado reports rising avian flu cases in human poultry workers
Health officials confirm 10 human cases of avian flu in Colorado, with new infections emerging at a second poultry farm in Weld County.
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26 Jul 2024
Boar's head recalls 200K pounds of deli meat due to Listeria risk
Boar's Head recalls 200,000 pounds of deli meat over potential Listeria contamination linked to a multi-state outbreak.
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25 Jul 2024
HHS reorganizes for coordination across health data policy
The HHS reorganization aims to improve coordination for strategy and policy across health data, cybersecurity, AI and technology as digital health transformation progresses.
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25 Jul 2024
Pharmacy group sues UHG over Change Healthcare data breach
The National Community Pharmacists Association and dozens of providers sued UnitedHealth Group and its subsidiaries over losses suffered due to the Change Healthcare data breach.
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25 Jul 2024
FTC interim report reveals PBMs' role in rising drug costs
An FTC interim report exposes how pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) inflate drug prices, significantly impacting healthcare costs.
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25 Jul 2024
Cash benefits help cut emergency department utilization
The $400 cash benefits cut emergency department overutilization by around 100 visits per 1,000 patients, researchers said.
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25 Jul 2024
AHA cautions against mandatory organ transplant payment model
The American Hospital Association urged the CMS Innovation Center not to implement the proposed Increasing Organ Transplant Access Model.
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25 Jul 2024
Fortune 500 stands to lose $5bn plus from CrowdStrike incident
The largest global organisations hit by the CrowdStrike-Microsoft incident on 19 July will likely be out of pocket to the tune of billions of dollars
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25 Jul 2024
FDA approves first orally disintegrating contraceptive, Femlyv
Femlyv (norethindrone acetate/ethinyl estradiol) has received FDA approval as the first orally disintegrating contraceptive tablet.
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24 Jul 2024
CrowdStrike blames outage on content configuration update
CrowdStrike publishes the preliminary findings of what will be a lengthy investigation into the root causes of the failed 19 July update that caused Windows computers to crash all over the world
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24 Jul 2024
Mimecast to buy insider threat specialist Code42
Mimecast is to buy fellow human-centred risk experts Code42 for an undisclosed sum to take advantage of its insider threat and data loss protection specialisms
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24 Jul 2024
Report reveals a 69% decline in teen birth rates from 2000 to 2022
The National Vital Statistics Reports reveal a 69% drop in teen births from 2000 to 2022, highlighting changes across different racial and ethnic groups.
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24 Jul 2024
Wearables linked to ‘pathologic’ heart disease symptom monitoring
AFib patients using wearable devices are more likely to engage in high rates of symptom monitoring and experience anxiety than non-users, a study shows.
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24 Jul 2024
PBM execs defend role amidst bipartisan drug price scrutiny
PBM executives defended their role in a House hearing as lawmakers criticized their influence on high drug prices.
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23 Jul 2024
Most hospitals face public health data exchange challenges
While electronic public health reporting has grown significantly in recent years, hospitals and physicians continue to report barriers to public health data exchange.
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23 Jul 2024
OIG audit: HHS secretary must improve cloud security controls
HHS-OIG auditors recommended that the HHS Office of the Secretary address gaps in its cloud security controls to better safeguard its cloud information systems.
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23 Jul 2024
How ACO models can improve to support patient engagement
Greater ACO success will come with more flexible beneficiary communication policies governing the models.
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23 Jul 2024
Roche’s weight-loss drug trials yield positive results
Roche's $2.7B investment in Carmot's GLP-1 drugs shows promising early weight-loss results, positioning it as a strong market contender.
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23 Jul 2024
Digital apps effective stopgap for mental healthcare access challenges
Digital mental health apps can improve depression and anxiety symptoms among patients who are waiting to receive mental healthcare services, new research reveals.
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23 Jul 2024
Nationwide Listeria outbreak linked to deli meats
Nationwide Listeria outbreak in deli meats affects 12 states, causing 28 illnesses and 2 deaths. High-risk groups should avoid deli meats or heat them thoroughly.
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22 Jul 2024
ChatGPT demonstrates promise for digital pathology
A private, domain-specific version of ChatGPT can accurately respond to digital pathology questions and help clinicians utilize complex histopathology software.
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22 Jul 2024
NCSC: Beware of criminal CrowdStrike opportunists
Financially motivated cyber criminals are already conducting opportunistic attacks on organisations that leverage the CrowdStrike incident, and more targeted attacks are sure to follow
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22 Jul 2024
CrowdStrike chaos shows risks of concentrated ‘big IT’
The concentration of so much mission-critical technology in the hands of a few large suppliers makes incidents like the Microsoft-CrowdStrike outage all the more dangerous
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22 Jul 2024
AMA updates CPT code set for avian influenza vaccines
The update to the CPT code set includes codes for vaccines protecting patients from the H5N8 strain of avian influenza.
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19 Jul 2024
Global IT outage forces hospitals to cancel appointments
A global IT outage resulting from a faulty update to CrowdStrike's threat detection platform forced hospitals to cancel non-urgent appointments and surgeries.
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19 Jul 2024
Global Microsoft outage hits NHS GP IT system
The Emis Web IT system used by more than half of GP practices in the UK is down, following the worldwide Microsoft outage
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19 Jul 2024
Having endometriosis can increase ovarian cancer risk 4.2-fold
A study found that having endometriosis can increase the risk of ovarian cancer, especially for those with ovarian endometriomas.
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19 Jul 2024
Antimicrobial-resistant hospital-acquired infections increased 20%
New CDC data indicates that bacterial antimicrobial-resistant hospital-acquired infections increased by 20% during the pandemic.
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18 Jul 2024
Over 60% of hospitals plan to participate in TEFCA
While awareness of TEFCA is rising nationwide, gaps exist across smaller, critical access and independent hospitals, according to an ONC data brief.
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18 Jul 2024
ONC releases USCDI Version 5 to drive interoperability
United States Core Data for Interoperability Version 5 (USCDI v5) introduces new data classes and data elements to enhance health data interoperability and patient care.
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18 Jul 2024
Machine learning flags nAMD drug-related eye inflammation
A machine learning tool could bolster early detection of vision-threatening inflammation associated with drugs used to treat neovascular age-related macular degeneration.
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18 Jul 2024
What's the state of women's health, care access in the U.S.?
A patchwork of insurance provisions and preventive healthcare access leaves much to be desired in terms of U.S. women's health.
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18 Jul 2024
CBD cream may protect against UVA-induced skin aging
A small study revealed that nano-encapsulated CBD cream may protect against aging, preventing UVA-induced nuclear and mitochondrial DNA damage.
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18 Jul 2024
CDC reveals that over 25% of adults in the US have a disability
A recent data analysis by the CDC reveals that over 25% of US adults, or over 70 million adults, had a disability in 2022.
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17 Jul 2024
UK Cyber Bill teases mandatory ransomware reporting
In the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill introduced in the King's Speech, the UK's new government pledges to give regulators more teeth to ensure compliance with security best practice and to mandate incident reporting
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17 Jul 2024
FDA, FTC work to protect consumers against copycat food containing THC
In a recent joint news release, the FDA and FTC outlined strategies for protecting consumers from companies illegally selling copycat foods containing THC.
- 17 Jul 2024
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16 Jul 2024
Public health messaging aids 988 mental health line awareness
Public health messaging campaigns were successful at boosting 988 mental health crisis line awareness to 67%.
- 16 Jul 2024
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16 Jul 2024
Mediterranean diet improves cardiometabolic health in children
A study analyzing cardiometabolic biomarkers in pediatric patients indicates that Mediterranean diet interventions improve cardiometabolic health.
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16 Jul 2024
Labour government begins to dish out digital responsibilities
As the new government begins to settle in, ministers with technology remits begin to emerge as DHSC and others declare which ministers will have digital responsibilities
- 16 Jul 2024
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16 Jul 2024
Global pediatric immunization rates stall, threatening public health
The WHO revealed that childhood immunization rates stalled in 2023, leaving many infants in countries with low vaccine coverage.
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15 Jul 2024
NIH grant to fund depression chatbot for Black patients
Learn how an existing AI chatbot for antidepressant recommendation will be validated for use in Black patients with funding from the NIH's AIM-AHEAD program.
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15 Jul 2024
NHS Trusts cancelled over 6,000 appointments after Qilin cyber attack
The two NHS Trusts most heavily impacted by the Qilin ransomware attack on pathology services provider Synnovis have cancelled over 6,000 appointments and procedures in the past five weeks
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15 Jul 2024
Reducing screen time improves pediatric mental health
Reducing screen media consumption for just two weeks improved internalizing symptoms and prosocial behavior.
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15 Jul 2024
WHO launches digital health collaboration network
The World Health Organisation’s network, which includes 53 member states alongside data and digital health partners, will tackle digital transformation issues in healthcare
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15 Jul 2024
CMS shares Medicaid, CHIP data on children with ASD, autism
CMS found that half of the children with these conditions in public payer programs were diagnosed early, which could positively impact outcomes.
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12 Jul 2024
Out-of-pocket drug costs rise when patients join Medicare
Out-of-pocket drug costs for diabetes medications go up when patients join Medicare, adversely affecting medication adherence.
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12 Jul 2024
Industry groups express concern over proposed CIRCIA reporting requirements
Industry groups such as the AHA and MGMA suggested that CISA’s proposed CIRCIA reporting requirements are redundant and burdensome for healthcare entities.
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12 Jul 2024
CMS proposes maternal health, safety requirements for hospitals
Under the guidance of the Biden Administration, CMS has issued a proposed rule to address high maternal mortality rates.
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12 Jul 2024
Pfizer advances daily oral GLP-1 research
The company plans to launch dose optimization studies for a once-daily modified-release formulation for danuglipron.
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11 Jul 2024
Life sciences, medtech and the NHS must marry, says health secretary
Health secretary Wes Streeting wants the UK to be an international powerhouse for life sciences and medtech, and plans to turn the Department for Health and Social Care into a ‘public growth department’
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11 Jul 2024
HHS releases HTI-2 proposed rule for interoperability
HHS's HTI-2 proposed rule aims to improve health data interoperability with new certification criteria and updates to information blocking regulations.
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11 Jul 2024
Dutch research firm TNO pictures the SOC of the future
In only a few years, security operations centres will have a different design and layout, and far fewer will remain
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11 Jul 2024
CY 2025 Physician Fee Schedule rule seeks a 2.8% payment cut
CMS proposed the CY 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule rule to update payment policies and expand access to behavioral health and value-based care.
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11 Jul 2024
Researchers discover toxic metals, contaminants in tampons
A study from the University of California Berkley revealed high levels of toxic metals, including arsenic, lead, and cadmium, in tampons.
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10 Jul 2024
CMS proposes CY 2025 OPPS, ASC payment system rule
The CY 2025 OPPS and ASC payment system rule looks to grow Medicare payments to facilities, health equity and access to behavioral health.
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10 Jul 2024
Change Healthcare publishes data breach notice
Change Healthcare has begun mailing data breach notification letters to affected individuals.
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10 Jul 2024
State AGs urge consumers to use free credit monitoring from Change Healthcare
State attorneys general across the country are urging consumers to enroll in free credit monitoring and identity theft protection services in the wake of the Change Healthcare cyberattack.
- 10 Jul 2024
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10 Jul 2024
FDA updates guidance for addressing medical misinformation
The updated guidance includes recommendations for industry members willing to address medical misinformation related to their products voluntarily.
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10 Jul 2024
STD rates among seniors increased 23.8% from 2020 to 2023
FAIR Health estimates that while overall STD diagnoses increased 4.8% from 2020 to 2023, rates among seniors increased 23.8%.
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09 Jul 2024
Hyper-V zero-day stands out on a busy Patch Tuesday
Microsoft has fixed almost 140 vulnerabilities in its latest monthly update, with a Hyper-V zero-day singled out for urgent attention
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09 Jul 2024
Pandemic policies shrank cost-related barriers to healthcare
The number of adults reporting cost-related barriers to healthcare went down by 4.75 million people, new data shows.
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09 Jul 2024
Chinese spies target vulnerable home office kit to run cyber attacks
China’s APT40 is ramping up targeting of victims using vulnerable small and home office networking kit as command and control infrastructure, according to an international alert
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09 Jul 2024
Room to grow in UK for Tata Consultancy Services after half a century
Indian-headquartered IT giant has built a large UK footprint as part of its global network, a commitment which is helping it increase its business in the UK’s public sector
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09 Jul 2024
Text-based remote monitoring app cuts high-cost breast cancer visits
A study shows that a remote symptom monitoring app providing tailored text messages reduced high-cost healthcare encounters among early-stage breast cancer patients.
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09 Jul 2024
HSA administrator discloses healthcare data breach
In an SEC filing, HealthEquity disclosed a healthcare data breach that stemmed from unauthorized access to a business partner’s user account.
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09 Jul 2024
DoJ catches over $2.7B in healthcare fraud schemes
The Department of Justice has charged nearly 200 people, including doctors, in over $2.7B in healthcare fraud schemes.
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09 Jul 2024
Americans embrace hospital-at-home care & associated caregiving tasks
Survey results show that more than half of US adults find hospital-at-home care effective and safe, and most said they can perform the caregiving tasks required.
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09 Jul 2024
GLP-1 drugs reduce the risk of obesity-associated cancers
Compared to insulin, GLP-1 drugs were better at preventing 10 of 13 obesity-associated cancers.
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09 Jul 2024
Physician burnout rate has dropped 14.6% since 2021
According to a news release from the AMA, physician burnout rates are under 50% for the first time in four years.
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08 Jul 2024
Synnovis attack highlights degraded, outdated state of NHS IT
More cyber attacks against the health service are likely, and will succeed if something isn’t done to address the increasingly elderly NHS IT estate, experts are warning
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08 Jul 2024
CMS proposes CY 2025 ESRD Prospective Payment System rule
The CY 2025 ESRD Prospective Payment System rule would increase Medicare payments to facilities by 2.2%, among other policies.
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08 Jul 2024
HC3 warns sector of critical MOVEit cybersecurity vulnerabilities
Healthcare organizations should prioritize patching two critical cybersecurity vulnerabilities found in Progress Software’s MOVEit managed file transfer platform.
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08 Jul 2024
Medicare Advantage, individual markets did well financially in 2023
As plans continue to recover from the pandemic, Medicare Advantage plans continued their strong performance, financially, in 2023.
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08 Jul 2024
Eli Lilly to acquire Morphic Holding Inc. in a $3.2 billion deal
If the acquisition goes through, it will support and enhance Eli Lilly’s inflammatory bowel disease portfolio.
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03 Jul 2024
NCA’s Operation Morpheus targets illicit Cobalt Strike use
International law enforcement operation targets cyber criminals using the Cobalt Strike penetration testing framework for dodgy purposes
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03 Jul 2024
Personalized medicine Biohealth Tech Hub awarded $49M
The Wisconsin Biohealth Tech Hub will use $49 million in federal funding to drive innovation, manufacturing and workforce development in the realm of precision medicine.
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03 Jul 2024
UK must push forward greater use of open tech
OpenUK is calling on policymakers to put more effort into building the UK’s open source capabilities
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03 Jul 2024
6M affected by data breach at life insurance software vendor
The data of more than six million individuals was jeopardized when Infosys McCamish Systems suffered a ransomware attack last Fall.
- 03 Jul 2024
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03 Jul 2024
Biden, Sanders push for lower prescription drug costs for GLP-1 medications
Biden and Sanders intensified efforts to lower prescription drug prices, spotlighting the high costs of GLP-1 receptor agonists like Ozempic and Wegovy.
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03 Jul 2024
Pediatric mortality rates increased across the US
Youth mortality rates in the US are much higher than in other countries and have increased since 2013.
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03 Jul 2024
Tech leaders recognised for social, cultural and economic innovations
TechUK President's Awards highlight the contribution of the IT community to improving society through digital innovation
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02 Jul 2024
WHO releases clinical guidelines for tobacco cessation
The guidelines outline several evidence-based recommendations and highlight adoption, dissemination, implementation, and evaluation strategies.
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02 Jul 2024
Medicare home health payments to dip 1.7% in CY 2025
A new proposed rule would decrease Medicare home health payments by 1.7%, or $280M, next calendar year as CMS finalizes a permanent behavior adjustment.
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02 Jul 2024
OCR reaches third-ever ransomware settlement
Heritage Valley Health System will pay $950,000 and implement a corrective action plan as part of OCR’s third settlement involving ransomware.
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02 Jul 2024
Home heart hospital linked to enhanced outcomes, lower costs
Hospital-level care provided at home reduced hospitalizations, lengths of stay, and costs among high-need cardiovascular disease patients, research shows.
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02 Jul 2024
FDA assures safety of commercial milk supply from H5N1 HPAI
After conducting a study to simulate commercial milk processing, the FDA is assuring the public that the commercial milk supply is safe from H5N1 HPAI.
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01 Jul 2024
Patient experience scores rebound after pandemic dip
Despite patient experience improvements, patient satisfaction scores still vary by race and age.