With cyberthreats against hospitals and health systems growing more targeted, automated and disruptive, healthcare organizations are being forced to rethink cybersecurity as a core business and patient-safety function rather than a purely technical discipline. Here's a look at just a few of the sessions healthcare security leaders can learn from at the upcoming pre-conference Healthcare Cybersecurity Forum at HIMSS26 in Las Vegas next month.
Multiple measles exposure sites were reported Wednesday in Mecklenburg County as the disease continues to spread in the Carolinas. On Feb. 11, the Mecklenburg County Public Health department announced four locations with potential measles exposure in the Charlotte area.
The latest case-control study found that adults who received the 2024-2025 COVID-19 vaccine and were not immunosuppressed were 40% less likely to be hospitalized with COVID-19-related illness, and 79% less likely to require invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) support or die. The study was conducted by a multi-center collaboration of 26 hospitals in 20 states called the Investigating Respiratory Viruses in the Acutely Ill (IVY) Network.
Trividia Health, Inc. has initiated a labeling correction which requires a modification of the Owner’s Booklets/System Instructions for Use for all TRUE METRIX, TRUE METRIX AIR, TRUE METRIX GO, and TRUE METRIX PRO Blood Glucose Monitoring Systems distributed in the United States, United Kingdom, Mexico, Australia, and the Caribbean.
Prime Food Processing LLC is voluntarily recalling Dried Croaker Fish because the product was not adequately eviscerated, as required by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Fish that are not properly eviscerated may retain internal organs that can harbor harmful bacteria or toxins, posing a potential health risk to consumers.
Mondelēz Global LLC announced an expansion of its Dec. 24, 2025, voluntary recall in the United States of CHIPS AHOY! Baked Bites Brookie. This expansion includes one additional code date (10MAY2026) and two additional UPCs of product pouches inside the recalled carton units of CHIPS AHOY! Baked Bites Brookie.
Identify, Isolate and Inform: It is important to continueto ask travel questions. The purpose of this notice is to remind healthcare providers about actions to take in Georgia when evaluating patients for possible serious communicable diseases.
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