According to SonicWall’s 2024 Healthcare Threat Brief, at least 14 million US patients have been affected by malware breaches. This week’s Friday Five lists notable healthcare cyber incidents this past year that have impacted and in many cases disrupted care delivery.
Next week is National Influenza Vaccination Week (NIVW) and our Friday Five provides information about this year’s flu season and a newly approved vaccine option, tracks the parts of the U.S. where activity is high, and offers some tips and resources for how to prevent and treat the illness.
From all of us at Answers Media Network we wish you a safe and happy holiday. Thanksgiving Day is not only a time to gather with friends and family to eat a sumptuous meal and count blessings, it’s also National Family Health History Day. Healthcare providers encourage you to use this day to share and care about this and other serious diseases.
November is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, a time to heighten awareness about Alzheimer’s disease and show support for the more than 6.2 million Americans living with it. This week’s Friday Five offers some easy ways you can help raise awareness, show support, and fight Alzheimer’s disease!
For more than 40 years, the American Cancer Society has hosted the Great American Smokeout on the third Thursday of November. Join us as we delve into the motivations, challenges, and triumphs surrounding this pivotal day, fostering a community of support and shared determination.
These outcomes for the nation’s Veterans build on continued efforts by VA and the Biden-Harris Administration’s Unity Agenda to expand and improve care and benefits for those who served, much of which has been made possible by the PACT Act — the largest expansion of VA health care and benefits in generations.
In observance of National Diabetes Month, LuAnn Kimker, RN, MSN, Senior VP of Clinical Innovation, Azara Healthcare, offers five powerful ways data-driven insights are transforming diabetes care by enabling more proactive, efficient and community-centered approaches.
Next week begins Nurse Practitioners (NP) Week, a time to honor and recognize the dedication, expertise, and compassionate care that nurse practitioners bring to our healthcare system.
For more than two decades, Cybersecurity Awareness Month has been dedicated to teaching everyone how to stay safe and secure online. Throughout October we spotlighted cybersecurity in healthcare on Health IT Answers. Here are five highlights to recap.
New PSAs remind audiences to receive their annual flu shot to protect themselves and their communities from the risk of flu and its potentially serious complications.
According to the DEA, too often, unused prescription drugs find their way into the wrong hands. National Prescription Drug Take Back Day addresses this crucial public safety and public health issue. We focus on the facts and events surrounding the day and how you can participate.
For more than 20 years, the Society for Public Health Education has celebrated National Health Education Week during the third week of October. Our Friday Five provides the daily themes of the week, webinars to attend, information about Health Literacy Month and much more.
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