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HIMSS: Phishing attacks, ransomware pose big security risks

By Erik L. Ridley

ORLANDO - Phishing attacks and ransomware are currently the most prevalent and significant forms of cyberattacks in healthcare, according to a Monday session at the 2022 meeting of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS).

March 13, 2022

Radiation therapy increases heart attack risk in lung cancer patients

By Kate Madden Yee

Thoracic radiation therapy increases the risk of heart disease, heart attack, or stroke in lung cancer patients who have high levels of coronary artery calcium on chest CT, according to researchers from Washington University in St. Louis, MO.

February 13, 2022

Cybersecurity comes under intense scrutiny at RSNA 2021

By Philip Ward

Cybersecurity and safety have become major issues in global healthcare, and it's vital to address these topics because any radiology department or practice can easily become the victim of an attack, experts told RSNA 2021 attendees at a special session on Sunday.

November 29, 2021

U.S. agency issues security warning for Philips PACS software

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and Philips Healthcare have issued security advisories for various versions of the vendor's Vue PACS software and related products.

July 11, 2021

Assured Imaging wards off class-action suit

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Imaging services provider Assured Imaging of Tucson, AZ, has won a legal ruling in a proposed class-action suit filed over a ransomware attack in 2020 on its electronic medical record software, according to a report in Reuters.

May 17, 2021

Ensuring patient privacy is key in MRI research projects

By Will Morton

Short of turning off all of the computers at your research facility (and maybe not even then), there is no way to keep your MRI research data 100% secure, according to a May 16 session at the 2021 International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine virtual meeting.

May 16, 2021

Fewer patients seeking heart attack care, study says

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Interventional radiologists reported a decline in rates of heart attack patients seeking care during the COVID-19 pandemic, a sign that many patients may have stayed at home despite experiencing symptoms of a heart attack, according to researchers.

April 28, 2021

Report: 45M medical images are accessible online

By Rebekah Moan

More than 45 million medical imaging files -- such as x-rays and CT scans -- are freely accessible on unprotected servers, according to a report from digital risk protection company CybelAngel.

December 14, 2020

Security advisories issued for GE imaging systems

By Erik L. Ridley

A security vulnerability found in more than 100 imaging systems from GE Healthcare could enable a cyberattacker to access or modify patient data, according to GE, security firm CyberMDX, and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team.

December 7, 2020

Breast cancer mortality higher after heart attack

By Theresa Pablos

Women with breast cancer are more likely to die of cancer after experiencing a heart attack, according to the findings of a July 13 study in Nature Medicine.

July 13, 2020

Philips reports ultrasound security issue

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Philips Healthcare has reported a low-level security issue with its ultrasound scanners that could enable unauthorized personnel to bypass authentication and log in to systems.

June 25, 2020

Heart attack care guidelines for COVID-19

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Three cardiology-related medical organizations have released recommendations on how best to approach care for heart attack patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.

April 21, 2020

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