Cyberattacks Plague the Health Industry. Critics Call Feds鈥 Response Feeble and Fractured.
Health care weathered more ransomware attacks last year than any other sector, and that was before a debilitating February hack of payments manager Change Healthcare. Executives, lawyers, and policymakers are worried the federal government鈥檚 response is underpowered, underfunded, and too focused on hospital security.
Oh, Dear! Baby Gear! Why Are the Manuals So Unclear?
Sure, new parents are an anxious lot. But instruction manuals for devices meant to keep the baby safe and healthy are daunting and add to the anxiety. Why are they so confusing?
Under Fire for Massive Health System Hack, Biden Team Leans on Insurers
The Biden administration has hit on a strategy to deal with the massive, industry-paralyzing cyberattack on a UnitedHealth Group unit: pressuring insurers to fix it. Federal officials have been in constant conversation with senior leaders at UnitedHealth and across the industry, including at a Monday meeting where Department of Health and Human Services and White […]
Biden Team, UnitedHealth Struggle to Restore Paralyzed Billing Systems After Cyberattack
The cyberattack on a unit of UnitedHealth Group鈥檚 Optum division is the worst on the health care industry in U.S. history, hospitals say. Providers struggling to get paid for care say the response by the insurer and the Biden administration has been inadequate.
When It Comes to Ketamine, Meta鈥檚 Posting Policy Is No Party to Decipher
Despite growing awareness that the party drug is dangerous, the social media company is open to promotion of the drug in treating mental health.
Hacking at UnitedHealth Unit Cripples a Swath of the US Health System: What to Know
Change Healthcare, a firm recently bought by insurance giant UnitedHealth Group, reportedly suffered a cyberattack. The company processes 14 billion transactions annually, including payments and requests for insurance authorizations.
Washington intenta ponerse al d铆a con el uso de la inteligencia artificial en el sector de salud
El impacto de la IA en el sector de salud ya es generalizado. La Administraci贸n de Alimentos y Medicamentos ha aprobado unos 692 productos de inteligencia artificial.
鈥楤ehind the Times鈥: Washington Tries to Catch Up With AI鈥檚 Use in Health Care
Lawmakers and regulators are trying to understand how AI is changing health care and how it should be regulated. The industry fears overreach.
Senators Weigh Whether Health Care AI Needs a Leash
The Senate Finance Committee contemplated the future yesterday: artificial intelligence and its potential applications to health care. And it turns out the future looks an awful lot like the past and present: Democrats want regulations. And the industry wants money. 鈥淭here are a lot of reasons to be optimistic,鈥 Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) […]
When a Quick Telehealth Visit Yields Multiple Surprises Beyond a Big Bill
For the patient, it was a quick and inexpensive virtual appointment. Why it cost 10 times what she expected became a mystery.
GOP Presidential Hopefuls Use Trump鈥檚 Covid Record to Court Vaccine Skeptics
Candidates see former President Donald Trump鈥檚 embrace of his administration鈥檚 covid-19 vaccine policies as an opportunity to gain ground. So far, their efforts haven鈥檛 found traction.
Estrategia de Trump y sus adversarios de campa帽a: desinformar sobre las vacunas contra covid
La din谩mica resultante podr铆a impactar m谩s all谩 del ciclo electoral, y afectar la pol铆tica de salud p煤blica en los pr贸ximos a帽os. Y afectar a otras importantes vacunas.
Progressive and Anti-Abortion? New Group Plays Fast and Loose to Make Points
Progressive Anti-Abortion Uprising, which operates mostly in the nation鈥檚 capital, is part of a confrontational anti-abortion movement that embraces all types of media 鈥 graffiti, social media, and livestreams 鈥 to communicate a smashmouth message.
Nikki Haley (And Her Opponents) Struggle With a Vaccine Message
Former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley portrays herself as a voice of reason in the Republican Party. 鈥淟et鈥檚 find consensus,鈥 she said about abortion during the first GOP primary debate. 鈥淟et鈥檚 treat this like a respectful issue.鈥 It鈥檚 talk like that 鈥 and strong polling in a hypothetical matchup against President Biden 鈥 that has […]
Few Firm Beliefs and Low Trust: Americans Not Sure What鈥檚 True in Age of Health Misinformation
A new poll from 麻豆女优 shows many Americans aren鈥檛 willing to embrace misinformation 鈥 but aren鈥檛 willing to reject it either. And they don鈥檛 know whom to trust.
The NIH Ices a Research Project. Is It Self-Censorship?
The National Institutes of Health appeared to be digging into health misinformation. But then the federal agency stepped back. It can鈥檛 quite explain why, sometimes even offering contradictory explanations.
FDA Head Robert Califf Battles Misinformation 鈥 Sometimes With Fuzzy Facts
FDA Commissioner Robert Califf has called misinformation one of the deadliest killers in the United States. As the FDA tries to fight that scourge, it sometimes stumbles.
How a Combination of Covid Lawsuits and Media Coverage Keeps Misinformation Churning
Even as the covid-19 pandemic wanes, litigation 鈥 whether about vaccines, masks, or a range of other public health policies made during the pandemic 鈥 isn鈥檛 about to end.
Need to Get Plan B or an HIV Test Online? Facebook May Know About It
Twelve of the largest drugstores in the U.S. sent shoppers鈥 sensitive health information to Facebook or other platforms, according to an investigation by The Markup and 麻豆女优 Health News.
Tech Luminaries Give RFK Jr.鈥檚 Anti-Vaccine Message a Boost
The views of the leader of a broad anti-vaccine movement who is now running for president are unchallenged in public forums run by several prominent Silicon Valley figures.
