Florida hack exposed files of up to 30,000 Medicaid patients
Florida officials say hackers may have accessed the personal information and medical records of up to 30,000 Medicaid recipients two months ago.
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High-speed quantum encryption may help secure the future internet
Recent advances in quantum computers may soon give hackers access to machines powerful enough to crack even the toughest of standard internet security codes. With these codes broken, all of our online data—from medical ...
Quantum Physics
Nov 24, 2017
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How blockchain technology has medieval roots
Blockchain is an emergent technology that may be as transformative as the internet, according to many predictions. But this innovative new technology has a surprising link to the days of medieval treasuries.
Internet
Nov 10, 2017
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Uber exec fired over India rape probe: report
Uber has fired a top executive who obtained medical records of a woman raped during a ride in India in 2014, media reports said, the latest in a series of efforts to stem misconduct at the ridesharing giant.
Business
Jun 8, 2017
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U. of C. Medicine, Google hope to use patterns in patient records to predict health
As a patient, your electronic medical record contains a wealth of information about you: vital signs, notes from physicians and medications.
Computer Sciences
May 20, 2017
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To prescribe or not to prescribe?
Doctors are more likely to prescribe growth hormones for a child who does not meet federal guidelines for the therapy if the child's family requests it or if the physician believes in its intangible benefits, such as the ...
Social Sciences
Oct 20, 2016
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Apple boosts health while Microsoft revs machine smarts
Microsoft on Monday announced it bought a startup to boost its artificial intelligence capabilities, and rival Apple confirmed it has boosted its health focus with an acquisition of its own.
Business
Aug 22, 2016
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Research suggests a way to identify animals at risk of blood clots
Patients who are critically ill, be they dog, cat or human, have a tendency toward blood clotting disorders. When the formation of a clot takes too long, it puts them at risk of uncontrolled bleeding. But the other extreme ...
Plants & Animals
May 19, 2016
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How would IBM's quiz-show computer, Watson, do as a competitor in the National Science Bowl?
"This is one of the smartest audiences to whom I have ever presented," said Eric Brown, after a question-and-answer session with the hundreds of students gathered for the plenary lecture at the 2016 U. S. Department of Energy's ...
Hi Tech & Innovation
May 18, 2016
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Neanderthal DNA has subtle but significant impact on human traits
Since 2010 scientists have known that people of Eurasian origin have inherited anywhere from 1 to 4 percent of their DNA from Neanderthals.
Archaeology
Feb 11, 2016
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