Information technology
Mondelez says cyber attack will cut into revenue growth | CNBC
The late-June cyberattack that affected organizations worldwide, including Merck and Nuance, drove down Mondelez's second-quarter revenue growth.
VA, Air Force forge telehealth partnership for critically ill patients | Mobihealthnews
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Midwest Health Care Network will work with the Air Force Medical Operations Agency to bring the VA's Tele-ICU program to five locations across the country.
Pharmaceuticals
Drug firms challenge Maryland price-gouging law | The Baltimore Sun
A generic drug-manufacturer trade group is questioning a new Maryland law that allows the state attorney general to prosecute manufacturers that put in place "unconscionable" increases in drug prices.
Sophie's choice for oncologists: Who gets new life-saving drug | Bloomberg
A new cancer treatment is coming to the U.S., but manufacturing is difficult and time-consuming, side effects can be lethal, and few medical centers are ready to deploy the treatment. Some worry that those hurdles may make it so oncologists have to decide which eligible patients get the treatment.
Safety, quality and clinical practice
Home strep tests save time and money | Mass Device
A new MIT study suggests that home strep tests would save time and money, which would speed up how long it takes patients to get treatment and would free up doctors to treat other conditions.
In other news
Controlling memory by triggering specific brain waves during sleep | Science Daily
Scientists controlled mice brainwaves to improve or worsen the animals' memorization skills, suggesting that one day patients with memory problems may be able to be treated in their sleep.