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FBI warns hospitals of 'increased and imminent' ransomware threat
US federal authorities have issued a joint cybersecurity advisory warning hospitals and healthcare providers that they’re in danger of being targeted by a ransomware attack.
Suspected ransomware attack hits one of the largest hospital networks in the US
One of the US's largest healthcare providers has been hit by what looks like a highly coordinated ransomware attack.
Ransomware may have led to the death of a German hospital patient
A patient has died after ransomware limited emergency services at a German hospital.
India will provide ID cards that store all your medical data
India is planning health ID cards that store all your medical data, although there are privacy concerns.
Telehealth got a huge boost from COVID-19. Now what?
During the height of the coronavirus pandemic, venturing outside in New York felt like preparing for battle. “Cancer doesn’t stop for COVID,” said Dr. Mara Weinstein, assistant professor of dermatology at the University of Rochester Medical Center. Dr. Weinstein told Engadget that she is still seeing patients every day in upstate New York.
Recommended Reading: COVID-19 and AI health care
COVID-19 will accelerate the AI health care revolution Kai-Fu Lee, Wired The coronavirus pandemic will cause us to rethink major aspects of everyday life around the world, but it may also expedite the use of artificial intelligence in health care.
Microsoft flexed its cloud and AI muscles at Build 2020
The company’s investments in cloud and machine learning are starting to deliver real products. It’s a bold proposition, but one with the potential to propel Microsoft’s productivity software ahead of Google’s. These components can be inserted into emails or even a chat app like Microsoft’s Teams.
US Senators propose giving $2 billion to healthcare facilities for broadband
At the start of April, a bipartisan group of House lawmakers introduced the Healthcare Broadband Expansion During COVID-19 Act.The legislation seems to be moving forward now.
Microsoft's Cloud for Healthcare is an elaborate suite of telehealth tools
Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare is now available in a public preview and as a free six-month trial. Microsoft’s service is also designed to make it easier for care teams to work across the many parts of America’s dizzying healthcare infrastructure.
Google and Mount Sinai use Nest Cams to remotely monitor COVID-19 patients
Google and Mount Sinai have teamed up on a custom solution that lets a hospital monitor COVID-19 patients and their vitals with Nest Cams.
Dyson won't build ventilators for the UK after all
Dyson is stopping work on ventilators as they're 'no longer required' in the UK, although it might have customers elsewhere.
Portable 'cold plasma' wand prototype could destroy germs in seconds
Engineers from the University of Michigan created a plasma jet wand to disinfect hospital rooms.
Ventilator companies are opening up critical repair documents to the public
After being called out by the US Public Interest Research Group (PIRG), more ventilator manufacturers are sharing critical repair information.
Boston Dynamics’ robot dog is chipping in to help COVID-19 patients
Boston Dynamics' four-legged robot is allowing healthcare providers to remotely triage COVID-19 patients at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
MIT uses wireless signals and AI to monitor COVID-19 patients at home
A team from MIT's CSAIL developed a wireless device that uses AI to monitor COVID-19 patients in their homes.
Microsoft makes its advanced account protection free for healthcare workers
As if fighting the coronavirus pandemic weren’t challenging enough, cybercriminals are making things more difficult for healthcare providers and humanitarian groups. Typically aimed at politicians and their staff, AccountGuard notifies customers when Microsoft detects an attack and provides guidance on stopping it. The service will be available to these new groups until the COVID-19 pandemic subsides, Microsoft said in an announcement.
Raspberry Pi will power ventilators for COVID-19 patients
Medical device manufacturers are turning to Raspberry Pi devices to serve as the brains for the ventilators that treat COVID-19 patients.
Google will display virtual healthcare options in Search and Maps
Google may help you set up video consultations with doctors.
Researchers use Oura smart rings to predict onset of COVID-19 symptoms
Researchers at WVU are using Oura's smart rings to predict the onset of COVID-19 symptoms at least 24 hours before they become apparent.
IBM shares AI tools to better understand and treat COVID-19
It has released a series of new tools to aggregate data, help researchers explore potential therapies, advance the study of newly sequenced SARS-CoV-2 genomes and make the latest info available to healthcare professionals. Its AI deep search tool is ingesting data from the White House, a coalition of research groups and licensed databases from the DrugBank, Clinicaltrials.gov and GenBank. The cloud-based research tool is a repository of genes, proteins and other molecules from sequenced viral and bacterial organisms, and it’s meant to help researchers identify molecular targets necessary for drug design, test development and treatment.