Community Health Systems, a hospital operator based out of Tennessee, revealed on Monday that it suffered a hack in both April and June, with 4.5 million people’s personal information being affected. Community Health Systems has employed the cybersecurity firm Mandiant and is working with them in the investigation of the breach. In the U.S. Securities […]
An analysis from Pittsburgh’s Children Hospital revealed that there was a 21 percent increase in childhood non-developmental or mental health disabilities within a 10-year span (2001-2011). The rate in childhood physical health-related disabilities dropped 12 percent during that same period. The study’s lead author and the chief for the hospital’s Division of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine […]
Hepatitis C, a dangerous liver disease, affects more than three million U.S. citizens. Scientists have developed a pill that can treat it, but unfortunately it comes with a downside for people’s pocketbook. The cost of the new drug, Sovaldi, is a whopping $1,000 per pill – a full course of treatment will cost people $84,000. […]
The American Red Cross is urging donors of every blood type to give due to a nationwide blood shortage. In a press release, the agency asked eligible donors to make and show up to donation appointments to keep an emergency situation from occurring. The Red Cross said blood donations have dropped eight percent since May, […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a statement saying the agency would investigate caffeine powders and consider regulatory actions after a Ohio high school student died after taking the widely available powder. The caffeine powder can be purchased through the Internet is typically added to drinks before exercise to give the user a […]
A voluntary nationwide fruit recall from a California packing company is in progress right now due to listeria contamination. The affected fruit include the following: Whole white or yellow peaches White or yellow nectarines Plums Pluots (apricot-plum hybrids) These fruits were packaged from June 1 to July 12. The recall was prompted after Wawona Packaging […]
Although Massachusetts hasn’t been very hot or humid this summer, there are several reports that the state’s recent weather conditions have caused the arrival of a practically fatal disease. In fact, one person has been reported to be infected with the eastern equine encephalitis virus (triple E), which comes from mosquitoes. The state’s department of […]
More Americans are enrolling in the Medicaid program at a quicker pace than what was seen in 2013. That’s according to the Obama administration, which said highlighted the specific progression in states that chose to expand the federal health program to cover the poor under Obamacare. In the first five months of 2014, 6.7 million […]
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. said it ended its top experimental drug trial after people suffering with skin cancer and using the medication showed significant overall survival compared to the people who were using chemotherapy. After the independent data monitoring committee’s analysis, the chemotherapy group patients were permitted to use Nivolumab. According to the company, Nivolumab, in […]
According to Mississippi’s State Department of Health, the first case of chikungunya was confirmed Monday. Currently, there are several possible chikungunya cases being investigated. Generally found in the African and Asian regions, the mosquito-borne illness’ symptoms can include joint and muscle pain, joint swelling and fever. There are very few deaths documented with this infection, […]