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Internet use, mental health not correlated, study finds

Increased use of the internet has not had a notably negative effect on mental health, according to a study combining data from millions of people across 168 countries. The study, titled "Global Well-Being and Mental Health in the Internet Age," examined material from prior research conducted between 2005 and 2022 that considered the mental well

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White House tightens HIPAA protections for reproductive care

WEBA US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) edict, issued Monday, modifies the 1996 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (better known as …

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US regulators crack down on AI playing doctor in healthcare

WEBThe rule affects Medicare coverage from the start of 2024. UnitedHealthcare, which offers Medicare Advantage plans, was sued in November by the estates of two …

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UnitedHealthcare sued over AI-denied medical claims

WEBUnitedHealthcare has been sued for allegedly denying healthcare claims based on a faulty AI model. The lawsuit [PDF], filed Tuesday in federal court in …

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US Surgeon General report warns social media can harm kids

WEBAccording to a 2021 World Health Organization report, "Suicide is the fourth leading cause of death in 15–29-year-olds and the third in 15–19-year-old girls.The …

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Google grilled over AI bot Med-PaLM 2 used in hospitals

WEBKatyanna Quach. Tue 8 Aug 2023 // 21:48 UTC. Google is under pressure from a US lawmaker to explain how it trains and deploys its medical chatbot Med-PaLM 2 in …

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Change Healthcare’s data protection under US investigation

WEBChange Healthcare is being investigated over the alleged 6 TB data theft by the ALPHV ransomware group as it continues recovery efforts. The US Department of …

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Amazon adds a new business

WEBUpdated Amazon's $3.9 billion deal to buy its way into the healthcare world is complete, as it and US healthcare chain One Medical on Wednesday announced the …

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IBM withholds healthcare subsidies from certain retirees

WEBFri 21 Oct 2022 // 11:24 UTC. IBM intends to withhold tens of thousands of dollars each from certain retired staff unless they agree to the IT giant's demands. This has been …

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US hospital rolls out AI 'copilot' for doctors' paperwork

WEBTue 21 Mar 2023 // 12:38 UTC. The University of Kansas Health System is set to trial software designed to help doctors automatically generate notes from conversations with …

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UnitedHealth admits IT breach could affect large chunk of US

WEBUnitedHealth Group, the parent of ransomware-struck Change Healthcare, delivered some very unwelcome news for customers today as it continues to recover …

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ALPHV lists Change Healthcare, claims 6TB stolen data

WEBOn Wednesday, the ransomware gang listed Change Healthcare on its leak site and claimed to have stolen massive amounts of data belonging to health insurers, …

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Former IBM sales veteran sues for access to health benefits

WEBA former IBM enterprise salesperson has sued the mainframe titan claiming its recent healthcare benefit changes represents age discrimination. On Thursday, …

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185K people's data stolen in Cherry Health ransomware raid

WEBRansomware strikes at yet another US healthcare organization led to the theft of sensitive data belonging to just shy of 185,000 people. Michigan-based Cherry …

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Uncle Sam intervenes in Change Healthcare ransomware fiasco

WEBWed 6 Mar 2024 // 00:30 UTC. The US government has stepped in to help hospitals and other healthcare providers affected by the Change Healthcare ransomware infection, …

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NHS hospitals lose millions in AI startup investment

WEBWed 17 Aug 2022 // 07:02 UTC. Updated Two NHS hospital trusts in the UK have lost nearly £15 million ($18 million) between them due to the collapse in value of an AI …

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Kaiser gave 13.4M people's data to Microsoft, others

WEBThe information given to third parties includes individuals' "IP address, name, information that could indicate a member or patient was signed into a Kaiser …

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White House and lawmakers increase pressure on UnitedHealth

WEBTue 12 Mar 2024 // 00:02 UTC. The Biden administration and US lawmakers are turning up the pressure on UnitedHealth group to ease medical providers' pain after the …

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Change restores first system following ransomware attack

WEBFri 8 Mar 2024 // 14:33 UTC. Change Healthcare has taken the first steps toward a full recovery from the ransomware attack in February by bringing its electronic prescription …

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2.5m people's data lost in Norton hospital ransomware hit

WEBNorton Healthcare, which runs eight hospitals and more than 30 clinics in Kentucky and Indiana, has admitted crooks may have stolen 2.5 million people's most …

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Second ransomware gang says it’s extorting Change Healthcare

WEBChange Healthcare is allegedly being extorted by a second ransomware gang, mere weeks after recovering from an ALPHV attack. RansomHub claimed responsibility …

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Ransomware crooks steal 3m+ patients' sensitive info

WEBSat 11 Feb 2023 // 02:16 UTC. Several California medical groups have sent security breach notification letters to more than three million patients alerting them that crooks may have …

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