Hospital Networks are Becoming Targets in Cyberwarfare, and They’re Unequipped to Deal With It
The question facing hospital cybersecurity leaders today is no longer whether they will be collateral…
Hospital Networks are Becoming Targets in Cyberwarfare, and They’re Unequipped to Deal With It
The question facing hospital cybersecurity leaders today is no longer whether they will be collateral damage in a broader war; it’s how to reckon with adversaries who will target healthcare for ideological or political reasons — hackers may not have any particular interest in quick resolutions. The post Hospital Networks are Becoming Targets in Cyberwarfare,…
Why the Office of Personnel Management Needs Access to Government Employee Health Plan Claims Data
Without knowledge of the exact amount providers billed and middlemen charged in fees, OPM can’t fix payment discrepancies. The post Why the Office of Personnel Management Needs Access to Government Employee Health Plan Claims Data appeared first on MedCity News.
Hantavirus Is the Warning Signal America Should Not Ignore
Are we genuinely building long-term preparedness infrastructure, or are we repeatedly improvising our way from one outbreak cycle to the next? The post Hantavirus Is the Warning Signal America Should Not Ignore appeared first on MedCity News.
What Happens When AI Stops Answering and Starts Handling Healthcare Tasks?
Patients are trying to navigate insurance confusion, coordinate care, manage prescriptions, and understand the following steps that often feel unclear. Static chatbots were never built for this level of responsibility. Agentic AI is. Or at least that is the idea. The post What Happens When AI Stops Answering and Starts Handling Healthcare Tasks? appeared first…
A Mom Said Infant Formula Killed Her Baby. The Manufacturer Didn’t Tell the FDA.
In September 2016, a distraught mother sent infant formula maker Mead Johnson a message: “REMOVE ME FROM YOUR LIST!!!! DO NOT EMAIL OR MAIL ME ANY MORE! “It is because of your animal based pre-term artificial baby food crap that you peddle to hospital NICU’s that my son is dead from NEC.” The mother was…
New Disease Threats Follow Trump Administration’s Health Program Cuts
As beachgoers flock to water during the busy July Fourth weekend, danger could be lurking in some areas. Researchers this spring discovered flesh-eating bacteria in water in several coastal locations across New York’s Long Island, and town officials in the Hamptons vacation destination posted an alert about the findings. Eight people in Florida have been…
HealthQ Special: Caregiving in the Sandwich Generation
We’re expecting our first baby boy in end of August. And when I think about what it’s going to feel like to take care of my wife and my new son and my mom, it’s a bit overwhelming. William Morrison, from Nashville, Tennessee If you are taking care of a child and you have a…
FDA Clears First Neurostimulation Device for PTSD
Neurovalens’ Modius Spero has become the first FDA-approved neuromodulation device for treating PTSD symptoms. Veterans are set to gain access through the VA this summer. The post FDA Clears First Neurostimulation Device for PTSD appeared first on MedCity News.
Orca Bio Cell Therapy Gets Landmark FDA Nod for New Kind of Living Medicine
FDA approval of Orca Bio’s Tregzi makes it the first cell therapy based on regulatory T cells, or Tregs. Clinical trial results showed reduced risk of graft-versus-host disease, a common complication of the allogeneic stem cell transplants that are a standard treatment for certain blood cancers. The post Orca Bio Cell Therapy Gets Landmark FDA…
How did Washington State’s PDAB select drugs?
Many policymakers are looking for ways to reduce drug spending. Federal policymakers are not the only ones looking at the issue. In recent years, state Prescription Drug Affordability Boards (PDABs) have formed to reduce drug prices. A paper by Barthold et al. (2026) describes the what PDABs are: As of April 2025, 12 states had…
