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Mar 04 2024
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Health-care hack spreads pain across hospitals and doctors nationwide
The fallout from the hack of a little-known but pivotal health-care company is inflicting pain on hospitals, doctor offices, pharmacies and millions of patients across the nation, with government and industry officials calling it one of the most serious attacks on the health-care system in U.S. history.
The Feb. 21 cyberattack on Change Healthcare, owned by UnitedHealth Group, has cut
Washington PostMar 13 2024
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2 men arrested for gift card tampering in Narragansett
NARRAGANSETT, R.I. (WPRI) — Police have arrested two New York men accused of stealing and tampering with thousands of gift cards from stores across the state. Zhongzhen Lin, 36, and Chaoyang Lin, 26, have each charged with forgery and counterfeiting, obtaining property by false pretenses and conspiracy. Narragansett Police Chief Sean Corrigan said patrol officers noticed the two men acting
WPRI 12Feb 26 2024
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Cyberattack stymies thousands of Vermonters trying to get needed medications
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) - A cyberattack is affecting the ability of hundreds of thousands of Vermonters to get medication. Around 200,000 Vermont Medicaid patients are running into issues getting their medications from pharmacies, and state leaders are working to try to remedy the situation. The company that processes state Medicaid payments to pharmacies suffered a cyberattack last week and
WCAX 3Mar 07 2024
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Northeast Philadelphia community begins healing process after teens shot at bus stop
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – A Northeast Philadelphia community is starting the healing process after tragedy broke out Wednesday as high school students were heading home from school. Those who live and work in the area around the Five Points intersection in Philadelphia's Burholme neighborhood where 8 teens were shot Wednesday say it was a day they'll never forget. "I was sitting in the back and I
CBS News (Online)Mar 05 2024
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Measles cases send Michigan health authorities scrambling to avoid bigger outbreak
Potentially hundreds of people were exposed to measles in Wayne and Washtenaw counties over the last week as two adults who had traveled internationally and had no record of measles immunization sought care for their symptoms at two urgent care centers, a Dearborn pharmacy and two hospital emergency departments, state health officials told the Free Press. The exposures sparked a race against
Detroit Free PressMar 05 2024
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'It will save lives': Nebraska man disappointed with Pillen's veto of needle exchange bill
‘It will save lives’: Nebraska man disappointed with Pillen’s veto of needle exchange bill LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – A Nebraskan is speaking out against Gov. Jim Pillen’s veto of a bill that would provide clean needles to drug users. Sen. Megan Hunt’s bill passed in the Legislature, but Pillen said he vetoed it as soon as it hit his desk. Legislative Bill 307 would allow pharmacies and local
ABC 8 KLKNFeb 28 2024
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Crawford County Homicide Investigation Continues
As Pennsylvania State Police continue to investigate the death of 23-year-old Rebekah Byler, members of the Spartansburg community are left in a state of disbelief. "I think everyone is just in shock," said Spartansburg Pharmacy owner Charleen Hijac. "Just stunned that something like this could happen here." According to police, the pregnant Amish mother was found dead by a family member on
Erie News Now WICU/WSEEFeb 26 2024
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Cyberattack affects prescription payments
At least one Carson Valley resident was told by a Gardnerville pharmacy on Saturday that they would have to pay for their prescription out of pocket or wait after a cyberattack on one of the largest health care technology companies in the United States. Change Healthcare said on its web site that it’s experiencing a cyber security issue and is working to address the matter after the Feb. 21
Record-CourierFeb 26 2024
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Blaze destroys Walgreens, food pantry in N.J. strip mall, mayor says
A two-alarm fire that broke out late Sunday evening in Clinton has destroyed a Walgreens and a neighboring nonprofit, local officials said. The pharmacy and the Open Cupboard Food Pantry and Thrift Shop on Old Route 22 - that were connected in a strip mall - were casualties of the blaze, Clinton Mayor Janice Kovach told NJ Advance Media. Videos surfaced on social media while the fire took
nj.comFeb 23 2024
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Nitrogen gas, electric chair executions get Louisiana House approval
The Louisiana House of Representatives voted Friday to approve one new and one previously used method of execution. The legislation also shields records related to executions from public view under threat of criminal penalties for anyone who leaks them. The House backed House Bill 6, by Rep. Nicholas Muscarello, R-Hammond, to nitrogen gas and electrocution to the legal methods the state can
Louisiana Illuminator