Chris Sommerfeldt reports: Vice President Pence’s physician abruptly resigned Friday, putting a stunning new twist on the misconduct scandal embroiling White House Dr. Ronny Jackson. […] Pena privately raised concerns that Jackson, who is Trump’s personal physician, had violated medical privacy protections for Pence’s wife, Karen, according to memos first reported by CNN earlier this…
Category: Healthcare
NIH Plans to Enroll 1 Million People for Health Database
Catherine Offord reports: The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is planning to enroll 1 million people across the U.S. for a database of genetics, lifestyles, and environmental conditions relating to health. The agency’s “All of Us” program, which will open for volunteer signup on Sunday (May 6), will provide an important tool in the development…
KRACK Wi-Fi vulnerability can expose medical devices, patient records
Charlie Osborne reports: Medical devices produced by Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD) are vulnerable to the infamous KRACK bug, potentially exposing patient records. Discovered in October, KRACK, which stands for Key Reinstallation Attack, exploits a flaw in the Wi-Fi Protected Access II (WPA2) protocol which is used to secure modern wireless networks. If exploited, KRACK…
Horrified mum sent other woman’s miscarriage details in Women’s Hospital blunder
Today’s reminder that even “small” breaches can have big consequences. Emilia Bona reports on a breach in the UK: A horrified mum was sent details of another woman’s miscarriage after a medical records blunder by Liverpool Women’s Hospital. The mum-of-four, who did not wish to be named, requested her medical notes from the Women’s –…