The healthcare industry plays a critical role in society. But the private nature of our health—and, therefore, our healthcare services—means these companies hold our most sensitive information. Unfortunately, gaining access to that information is extremely attractive to hackers and cybercriminals.
Microsoft Corp on Wednesday said it would eliminate 10,000 jobs and take a $1.2 billion charge to earnings, as its cloud-computing customers reassess their spending and the company braces for potential recession.
An online cross-sectional survey involving antivaxxers, conspiracy theorists, and flat earthers reveals how these people are more likely to believe in false causes of cancer, indicating an association between digital misinformation and consequent erroneous health decisions.
The Food and Drug Administration’s approach to evaluating some new medical devices might actually increase the risk that those devices will later be recalled over safety concerns.
Top health care leaders braved rain, hail, and flash flood warnings at this year’s J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco. The other thing they’re navigating? The downpour of new-entrant retailers in health care. Announcements at JPM and the recent CES 2023 conference in Las Vegas have confirmed the desire of folks including Amazon, Best Buy, CVS, and even Samsung to try to make health care simpler.