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The cyberattack on Change Healthcare last month should serve as a wake-up call for the health care industry, which needs to focus on securing its infrastructure, says Kevin Fu, a Northeastern University professor of electrical and computer engineering and cybersecurity adviser to the White House.

Robotic exoskeletons designed to help humans with walking or physically demanding work have been the stuff of sci-fi lore for decades. Remember Ellen Ripley in that Power Loader in "Alien"? Or the crazy mobile platform George McFly wore in 2015 in "Back to the Future, Part II" because he threw his back out?

In a study published in the journal Science Advances, researchers from Peking University have unveiled a miniaturized implantable sensor capable of health monitoring without the need of transcutaneous wires, integrated circuit chips, or bulky readout equipment, thereby reducing infection risks, improving biocompatibility, and enhancing portability. The study is titled "Millimeter-scale magnetic implants paired with a fully integrated wearable device for wireless biophysical and biochemical sensing."

New research shows that more than six in 10 of the abortions in the U.S. last year were done through medication, up from 53% in 2020.

Men who experienced work stress were 49% more likely to have heart disease compared with those who didn't.

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Daylight saving time for 2023 will end in early November with most Americans having to "fall back" for the biannual time change and turn their clocks back an hour.

Pneumonia, an infection in the lungs that causes difficulty breathing, is most commonly diagnosed through chest X-rays. Typically, those chest X-rays are read by radiologists, but workforce shortages mean that in the future, it could be harder to get a diagnosis in a timely manner.

Nearly half a million U.S. consumers lured into buying sham insurance from Benefytt Technologies will get refunds.

A new study highlights why accurate medical data matters so much.

'U caint [sic] get s—t cracker,' the ex-NFL WR allegedly told Jean Louis Shuki via text

Lesley Stahl and 60 Minutes producer Shari Finkelstein took a unique approach to their story, capturing the raw emotions of crime victims and wrongfully convicted men during a three-day retreat.

Celine Dion said in her post that March 15 was International Stiff-Person Syndrome Awareness Day.

2024 is already shattering heat records as temperatures soar around the world.

Fewer kids are dying than ever before — but a lot of work remains.

Wetlands are crucial ecosystems for the filtration of excessive water in some parts of the world and for storing carbon, preventing the overheating of the atmosphere. This is why they are often called the ‘kidneys’ of the landscape. Moreover, they are home to numerous flora and fauna species and thus are vital as a variety…

Although they were once thought of as dangerous and unsanitary, swamps are actually very beneficial ecosystems and can function as a fuel source and water purifier.

Federal civil rights investigators are looking into whether protected health information was exposed in the recent cyberattack on Change Healthcare.

Interest in shared e-bikes and e-scooters, or "micromobility" devices, has skyrocketed in Australia. Every capital city and over 25 local councils have trialed shared e-scooter systems through private operators including Lime, Beam and Neuron.

Following a cyberattack on the largest health insurer in the United States last month, health care providers continue to scramble as insurance payments and prescription orders continue to be disrupted and physicians lose an estimated $100 million a day.