
What We’re Reading: Change Healthcare to Send Data Breach Warnings; Early Gestational Diabetes Screening; Bird Flu Testing Delays
Change Healthcare will begin notifying individuals whose data may have been exposed when hackers disrupted the claims processing system; experts advocate for early diagnosis of gestational diabetes to mitigate risks for both mother and child; researchers worry that the slow rollout of bird flu tests may hinder outbreak detection and response.
Change Healthcare to Alert Clients of Massive Cyberattack Compromising Patient Data
Change Healthcare, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group, is in the process of notifying hospitals, insurers, and other customers that a February cyberattack may have exposed sensitive patient information,
Early Gestational Diabetes Screening May Reduce Pregnancy Complications
Gestational diabetes, which affects 1 in 7 pregnant women globally, is usually diagnosed between 24 and 28 weeks of pregnancy,
Bird Flu Testing Lag Sparks Concerns Over Pandemic Preparedness
Nearly 3 months after an outbreak of bird flu on US dairy farms, testing for the virus among people remains limited, with only about 45 individuals tested nationwide,
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