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11/29/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

Heart stent FAIL: Shocking study shows heart stents are medically useless

Getting surgery is a stressful experience that poses varying degrees of risk depending on the procedure, but it’s a chance many people are willing to take if it means that it can improve a health problem. A desire to get rid of chest pain drives many patients to have heart stents put in, but a […]

09/27/2017 / By JD Heyes

Healthcare industry next to be targeted by massive cyberattacks via the “Internet of Things”

As more and more medical devices become connected to the so-called “Internet of Things,” hospitals and patients are being put more at risk of cyber attack by hackers, say experts at a recent cybersecurity forum discussing the rising threat. “Medical care is the next cyber warfare,” said technologist Janine Medina during a panel discussion last […]

09/21/2017 / By JD Heyes

Security flaw: “Smart” drug syringes found to be hackable

As if the safety and efficacy of some vaccines weren’t already in question, now technology is making syringes less safe as well. “Smart” syringes, anyway. As reported by the U.K.’s Daily Mail, smart syringes, which are wireless-controlled devices used to administer medications through IVs, are now subject to hacking and, thus, have become a danger […]

12/03/2015 / By Julie Wilson

SHOCK: Drugs and medical devices could be tested on Americans without informed consent, says new healthcare bill

Under new legislation already passed by the House, pharmaceutical drugs and medical devices may soon be as loosely regulated as the 80,000+ harmful chemicals allowed in everyday products, most of which are blamed for a majority of America’s chronic illnesses. H.R.6, or the 21st Century Cures Act, essentially weakens the already weak standards for the […]

11/25/2015 / By usafeaturesmedia

Hacking of medical devices could become a big threat in 2016

(Cyberwar.news) One of the biggest cybersecurity threats in the coming year will be hackers who are using ransomware – a type of malware in which hackers can steal or delete the contents of users’ computers if they don’t pay a ransom – to target medical devices, Popular Science reported in online editions. Ransomware has been […]

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