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The avian influenza virus H5N1 has only turned up in two humans in the U.S., but its recent spread to dairy cattle has some experts on at least slightly elevated alert.

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There have been a total of 11 incidents so far, including seven injuries and two deaths. Boston Scientific said the agent can still be used if operators follow specific instructions during lower GI bleed embolization procedures.  

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In a court filing, the plaintiffs claim Atrium Health used Meta's Pixel code on its website, resulting in patients receiving targeted ads.

Cybercriminal group RansomHub claims to have protected health information from nearly every American.

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More than two-thirds of U.S. physicians have changed their minds about generative AI over the past year. In doing so, the re-thinkers have raised their level of trust in the technology to help improve healthcare.

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A new hacker group is claiming credit for the data breach, first reported in February. Change Healthcare has already paid criminals a $22 million ransom.

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A study looking at Medicare reimbursement from 2020 through 2020 shows e-visits may remain underutilized.

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In addition, cardiologists average an additional $75,000 per year in incentive-based bonuses. That number is only higher for two other specialties. 

GE HealthCare, the upcoming standalone healthcare business from GE, has announced its new board of directors and the target spinoff date.

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The federally-appointed judge expressed concerns that volunteer experts on the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force have the power to make binding recommendations.

The new guidance offers a validation template that can assist test developers in submitting an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) request. 

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While the number of possible mutations of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein would be overwhelming for humans to analyze, machine learning may be able to offer critical insights for next-generation vaccines and antibody treatments. 

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There have been a total of 11 incidents so far, including seven injuries and two deaths. Boston Scientific said the agent can still be used if operators follow specific instructions during lower GI bleed embolization procedures.  

More than two-thirds of U.S. physicians have changed their minds about generative AI over the past year. In doing so, the re-thinkers have raised their level of trust in the technology to help improve healthcare.

In addition, cardiologists average an additional $75,000 per year in incentive-based bonuses. That number is only higher for two other specialties.