New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) In a massive data breach, details of over 81.5 crore citizens with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) are on sale on the dark web, which contains crucial information such as Aadhaar and passport details, along with names, phone numbers, and addresses, according to the reports. Given the severity … Read more
Jaipur: The health department issued directions to update and verify professional and personal details on the ‘health portal’. The department has clarified that the Dynamic Assured Career Progression (DACP), permission for foreign travel, NoC required for different works, transfers, postings and all such works will be done through the health portals from now onwards. The … Read more
Lucknow: Deputy chief minister of Uttar Pradesh Brijesh Pathak and Mayankeshwar Sharan Singh on Monday launched E-Sushrut Hospital Management Information System (HMIS) in 22 state medical colleges, an official statement said. The initiative was launched by the state medical education department in collaboration with the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC). Transfer of Memorandum … Read more
Chicago: Details of an apparent cyberattack on one of the largest health systems in the U.S. were slow to emerge as security experts on Friday warned that it often takes time to assess the full impact on patients and hospitals. Earlier this week, CommonSpirit Health confirmed it experienced an “IT security issue” but it has … Read more
By Sydney Murphy HealthDay ReporterHealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Aug. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — More than 9 in 10 Americans believe that medical privacy is a right and their health data shouldn’t be for sale, a new survey from the American Medical Association shows. The survey unearthed concerns about data privacy protections and confusion about who … Read more
By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Jan. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Online grocery shopping has skyrocketed during the pandemic, but many websites are making it hard to find nutrition information on products, a new study shows. In the United States, packaged foods are required to have a nutrition facts label, ingredients list and warnings … Read more
NEW DELHI: Delhi government’s ambitious cloud-based Health Information Management System (HIMS) is going to be implemented by early next year. The massive project would see every Delhiite get an e-health card and have their medical history available online when they see a doctor after taking an appointment from home. The process of vendor selection and … Read more
By Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, July 28, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Don’t believe everything you read on social media about cancer and cancer treatment. A new study finds that one-third of the most popular articles on social media about treatment for common cancers contains misinformation — and most of it can be downright dangerous. … Read more
Marion Koopmans, a virologist who was on the WHO field visit to Wuhan to investigate the origins of Covid-19, has said that it is unlikely the virus came from a lab. This comes after the US President Joe Biden has decided to further investigate Covid’s origins, putting a strain on US-China relations. Ms Koopmans said … Read more
May 10, 2021 — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday changed its website guidance on how coronavirus spreads, emphasizing that it’s mainly transmitted through the air, not on surfaces. “COVID-19 spreads when an infected person breathes out droplets and very small particles that contain the virus. These droplets and particles … Read more