Information technology
Despite ransomware siege, 80% of consumers trust healthcare with their data | Healthcare IT News
When it comes to protecting personal information, people trust healthcare more than all other industries, including banking, according to a Ponemon Institute report. Healthcare data breaches make up about a third of all breaches.
Safety, quality and clinical practice
Gaps in coverage among people with pre-existing conditions | Kaiser Family Foundation
Under the American Health Care Act, 6.3 million people with pre-existing conditions and gaps in coverage could see higher premiums.
Steroid shots do little for knee pain of arthritis | The New York Times
Steroid shots, which are a common treatment for knee arthritis pain, are no more effective than a placebo, a study found.
Pharmaceuticals
Amazon is hiring people to break into the multibillion-dollar pharmacy market | CNBC
After recently beginning to sell medical supplies, Amazon is now considering getting into the pharmacy market.
FDA warns of foot, leg amputations with J&J diabetes drug | Reuters
Johnson and Johnson must add a warning to its diabetes drug about the increased risk of foot and leg amputations. In clinical trials, patients treated with the drug, Invokana, had twice as high a risk of foot and leg amputations as those taking a placebo.
In other news
Cockatoos keep their tools safe | Science Daily
Cockatoos can make and protect tools. They're also able to eat without dropping their tools.
