Kathleen Foody

Associated Press
Latest in Home
Another U.S. Medtech Company Hit by Cyberattack
Sponsored
Another U.S. Medtech Company Hit by Cyberattack
April 9, 2026
A worker testing hydrophilic urinary catheters.
Prioritizing Quality Management to Advance Medical Device Product Development
June 3, 2026
Screenshot 2026 06 03 At 11 10 01 Am
Velico Ships First Spray Dried Plasma Manufacturing System
June 3, 2026
Screenshot 2026 06 02 At 1 48 38 Pm
Can Hand Sensors Gamify Post-Stroke Rehab?
June 2, 2026
More from Kathleen Foody
Musk Says Neuralink Will Begin ‘High-Volume’ Production of Brain Implants
Sponsored
Musk Says Neuralink Will Begin ‘High-Volume’ Production of Brain Implants
The company is moving toward an almost entirely automated surgical procedure.
April 9, 2026
Lurie Children's Hospital logo is seen at the hospital, Monday, Feb. 5, 2024, in Skokie, Ill.
News
Criminal Actor to Blame for Dayslong Cyberattack on a Chicago Hospital, Officials Say
The hospital shut down its own systems for phone, email and medical records once the breach was discovered.
February 9, 2024
Rosena Washington, left, mother of Earl Moore Jr., and NAACP Springfield, Ill., branch president and state director Teresa Haley, comfort each other during a news conference, Thursday Jan. 19, 2023 in Springfield.
News
Judge OKs Trial for Illinois Paramedics in Patient's Death
Peggy Finley and Peter Cadigan are charged in the December death of 35-year-old Earl Moore in Springfield.
January 23, 2023
I Stock 1345658709
News
Health System Discloses Breach Tied to Online Data Tracker
The system blamed the breach on its use of pixels — computer code that collects information on how a user interacts with a website.
October 21, 2022
The MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center campus is seen, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022, in Des Moines, Iowa. Diverted ambulances. Cancer treatment delayed. Electronic health records offline. These are just some of ripple effects of an apparent cyberattack on the major nonprofit health system that disrupted operations throughout the U.S.
Home
Info Expected to Emerge Slowly in Hospital Chain Cyberattack
Health care systems in 2021 saw an unusually high amount of attacks, with 285 publicly reported worldwide.
October 10, 2022
Ap22279697849246
News
Hospital Chain Attack Part of Ongoing Cybersecurity Concerns
The incident forced both MercyOne and VMFH to take certain IT systems offline — including patients' electronic health records.
October 7, 2022