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Irish Hospitals Hit by Cyberattacks, Forcing an I.T. Shutdown
Hospitals in Ireland, New Zealand and Scripps Health in San Diego are reeling from digital extortion attacks. Source
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Patients of a Vermont Hospital Are Left ‘in the Dark’ After Cyberattack
At lunchtime on Oct. 28, Colleen Cargill was in the cancer center at the University of Vermont Medical Center, preparing patients for their chemotherapy infusions. A new patient will sometimes be teary and frightened, but […]
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These Algorithms Could End the Scourge of Tuberculosis
In some of the most remote and impoverished corners of the world, where respiratory illnesses abound and trained medical professionals fear to tread, diagnosis is increasingly powered by artificial intelligence and the internet. In less […]
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Officials Warn of Cyberattacks on Hospitals as Virus Cases Spike
Hundreds of American hospitals are being targeted in cyberattacks by the same Russian hackers who American officials and researchers fear could sow mayhem around next week’s election. The attacks on American hospitals, clinics and medical […]
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Clinical Trials Hit by Ransomware Attack on Health Tech Firm
A Philadelphia company that sells software used in hundreds of clinical trials, including the crash effort to develop tests, treatments and a vaccine for the coronavirus, was hit by a ransomware attack that has slowed […]
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Fighting the Coronavirus With Innovative Tech
This article is part of Owning the Future, a series on how small businesses across the country are coping with the coronavirus pandemic. Dr. Cristiano Huscher has long used robotics and artificial intelligence for surgical […]
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To Reduce Hospital Noise, Researchers Create Alarms That Whistle and Sing
In 2012, Yoko Sen was in an emergency room, tethered to a machine bleating relentlessly in her ear. She was “freaked out,” she said, and felt helpless. When a nurse returned to the room, Ms. […]