Hackers are exploiting the very security tools providers use to protect themselves, HHS warns – MedCity News

Hackers are exploiting the very security tools providers use to protect themselves, HHS warns – MedCity News

The same tools that healthcare providers use to operate and maintain secure IT systems can also be weaponized by hackers. In fact, that happens fairly often, according to a cybersecurity report recently released by the Department of Health and Human Services. The report flagged legitimate security tools that are commonly used by providers, including Cobalt Strike and PowerShell. Hackers are […]

Nasal COVID spray fails to offer desired protection in testing

Nasal COVID spray fails to offer desired protection in testing

A recent clinical trial has found less-than-promising results for a nasally administered version of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine, with immune responses only observed in “a minority of participants.” University of Oxford researchers found in their Phase 1 clinical trial that not only were antibody responses only seen in a minority of participants, but these responses were also weaker in comparison to […]

Capital Blue Cross to bring low-cost pharmacy option to members and non-members in 2023 – MedCity News

Capital Blue Cross to bring low-cost pharmacy option to members and non-members in 2023 – MedCity News

Come 2023, members of Capital Blue Cross and even those that are not will be able to bypass their traditional pharmacy benefits manager and buy prescription drugs from Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company. The Dallas, Texas-based company launched in 2022 as a disruptor to the traditional pharmacy industry, and last week both companies announced that Capital Blue Cross is […]

elf Liquid Eyeshadow Swatches

elf Liquid Eyeshadow Swatches

elf Liquid Eyeshadow are available in two finishes: Glitter and Metallic. The glitter does not seem to use plastic (PET) glitter, which is a plus, but they have a pretty different look, coverage-level, and application evenness compared to the Metallic range, so they seemed pretty inconsistent just swatching thus far. We shall see… enjoy these swatches of most of the […]

Walmart to recruit clinical trial participants, competing with CVS and Walgreens

Walmart to recruit clinical trial participants, competing with CVS and Walgreens

Walmart said Tuesday it will begin helping pharmaceutical companies, clinical research organizations and academic medical centers recruit people for clinical research trials.  Its Walmart Healthcare Research Institute will focus on recruiting older adults, rural residents and minority populations for clinical trials and studies on treatments for chronic conditions. The move puts Walmart in direct competition with Walgreens and CVS Health […]

This Breast Surgery Technique Promises No Visible Scars

This Breast Surgery Technique Promises No Visible Scars

At New York plastic surgeon William Lao, MD‘s state-of-the-art Manhattan practice, the surgeon combines his years of expertise, skill and surgical techniques he’s perfected on both sides of the globe to patients looking for natural-looking, meticulously executed results. One of the top body-perfecting procedures is breast surgery and the doctor says his patients are left with such minimal scarring, you’d […]

BHSH renamed to Corewell Health

Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: BHSH system will now go by the name Corewell Health, according to a Tuesday release. The health system was created in February following a merger between Spectrum Health and Beaumont Health, two Michigan-based nonprofit systems. A rollout of the new […]