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Boston Scientific Recalls Conformable Embolic After 2 Deaths

April 18, 2024

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FDA Clears 'World’s First' 3D-Printed Cranial Implants

April 16, 2024

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Insider Q&A: Vertex Pharma Scientist Talks About Developing Non-Addictive Painkillers

April 16, 2024

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Millions of Gamers Advance Biomedical Research

April 16, 2024

People hang around outside of a migrant shelter Wednesday, March 13, 2024, in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago. Multiple people living at the shelter for migrants have tested positive for measles since last week. A team from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is supporting local officials' response.

A CDC Team Joins the Response to 8 Measles Cases in a Chicago Shelter for Migrants

The city on Friday publicly reported the first case at the shelter housing around 1,900 people.

March 15, 2024

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.

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

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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.

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

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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