A cyberattack on SimonMed Imaging exposed personal information of 1.2 million patients, including medical records, financial ...

Which conditions are caused by infection? Though it may seem like an amateur concern in the era of advanced microscopy, some culprits evade conventional methods of detection. Large medical databases ...

AI, a company making advanced research tools accessible to all and simplifying how scientists work with data, has announced ...

A new study from Microsoft researchers warns that many types of databases used for electronic medical records are vulnerable to leaking information despite the use of encryption. The paper, due to be ...

In the back parking lot of a Denver community health center, there’s a blue bus. On it are the words ‘All of Us.’ Inside, a nurse pulls open a Velcro sleeve as she checks the blood pressure of Denver ...

Lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) remain the most common illnesses in children, accounting for up to two-thirds of ...

It's a maxim in the medical profession that every therapeutic rose has its thorns. Of course, the principle applies to more than just medicine, but the maxim is particularly to the point in the case ...

More than 1 billion medical images are believed to be exposed online as medical practitioners continue to upload them to unsecured databases. Discovered by German cybersecurity firm Greenbone Networks ...

Over the past several years, the field of medical genetics has continued to expand and is now impacting a broad range of medical care, mainly due to rapid advances in genetic technology and ...

The Food and Drug Administration and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have agreed to develop an automated system to detect unanticipated problems with prescription drugs and medical devices.