A hospital's responsibility for ransomware attacks

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When ransomware cripples a hospital, it’s not the building or equipment that suffers — it’s the patients who are denied. 

Not backing down: Plastic surgeon Elisabeth Potter went public about UnitedHealthcare calling her mid-surgery to deny a breast cancer patient’s hospital stay. After her post went viral, she got a letter from UnitedHealthcare’s big-time lawyers demanding a retraction and an apology. In a post on X, Potter said, “I will continue to speak up for my patients because they deserve better.” Good for her.

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That’s how accurate ChatGPT-4 is at making lifesaving cardiology decisions. A hospital in Israel tested whether patients needed a stent or open-heart surgery, and in all 40 cases, the AI made the same calls as senior experts. Cherry on top? It gave answers in 10 minutes instead of the usual 30. Paging Dr. GPT.

330,000 deaths

May be prevented by combining two cholesterol-lowering drugs. In a study of 108,000 high-risk patients, a combo of statins and ezetimibe lowered the risk of dying from a heart attack or stroke by 19%. Talk to your doc!