Boston Scientific, a large supplier of medical devices, said in an Aug. 26 statement posted on its website that on Aug. 25 it “identified a cybersecurity incident affecting certain information technology systems that resulted in a network outage and disruption to the company’s operations.”
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There are now 17,180 confirmed cases of cyclosporiasis in the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Aug. 25.
The AHA Aug. 26 urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services not to finalize two proposals in the calendar year 2027 outpatient prospective payment system proposed rule, warning that the policies suffer from “serious legal defects and substantial policy shortcomings” and would place…
A map released by the Department of Transportation features data showing that 32,992 motor vehicle crash patients in the U.S. met the clinical criteria for prehospital blood transfusions in 2025.
In this conversation, Kardie Tobb, D.O., a non-invasive preventative cardiologist at Cone Health, explains how multidisciplinary teams are breaking down clinical silos, emphasizing preconception care, and coordinating care across specialties to support healthier pregnancies and healthier families.
The Food and Drug Administration has approved a blood test for detecting Alzheimer’s by Roche and Eli Lilly, according to an announcement Aug. 24 by Roche.
The AHA Aug. 25 submitted comments to Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., on the 340B Drug Pricing Integrity and Affordability for Patients Act (340B for Patients Act), a legislative discussion draft that would make significant changes to the current structure and scope of the 340B program.
Two individuals in Pennsylvania have died from measles, the Pennsylvania Department of Health announced Aug. 25.
The AHA’s Association for the Health Care Environment will host a webinar Sept. 8 at 2 p.m. ET that will discuss strategies environmental services leaders can leverage to improve consistency and quality in environments with rapid microbial rebound.
Gabriela Jimenez Thompson, program lead of Our Story Begins at NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue, and Liliana Escobar, R.N., NICU head nurse at Bellevue Hospital Center, share how the Our Story Begins program uses books, reading, language and nurse education to strengthen NICU parent engagement,…