Medical staff members work in the COVID-19 ward nursing station at the United Memorial Medical Center on Dec. 29, 2020, in Houston. One CEO says allowlisting is ideal for health care security stacks. (Photo: Go Nakamura/Getty Images)
A recent IDC report confirmed the health care sector is more vulnerable to the consequences of cyberattacks than other industries and the most likely to suffer application downtime, with 53% of covered entities reporting downtime after an attack.
Health care also faces the highest rate of compromised websites (44%) and the highest rate of brand damage (31%).
For some providers, network outages can last for weeks and sometimes months. Last year, the three-week downtime faced by Universal Health Services after a ransomware attack cost the health system $67 million in recovery and lost revenue.
Ouch! Needle-phobic people scarred by so many images of COVID shots
By Julie Appleby - Kaiser Health News
A health care worker receives the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at the United Memorial Medical Center on Dec. 21 in Houston, Texas.
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FACING THE FEAR
For the millions of Americans who have some fear of needles, there are ways to help yourself cope, say experts.
• Put it in perspective. Be positive about the reasons you are getting the vaccine and remember that the pain will be short-lived, like a stubbed toe, said Thea Gallagher, director of the clinic at the Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety at the University of Pennsylvania. For those getting the two-dose regimens, “be objective about how the first one went,” she said, “and that you got through it.”
Greek nurse builds ICU at home to treat relatives with COVID-19
By Costas Kantouris article
A medical staff member holds an oxygen mask for a patient in the COVID-19 intensive care unit (ICU) at the United Memorial Medical Center on Dec. 21, 2020 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Go Nakamura/Getty Images)
AGIOS ATHANASIOS, Greece - What does a medical professional do when his wife and in-laws contract the disease at the center of a months-long pandemic?
Gabriel Tachtatzoglou, a critical care nurse, did not feel good about the treatment options available in Greece s second-largest city when his wife, both her parents and her brother came down with COVID-19 in November. Thessaloniki has been among the areas of Greece with the most confirmed coronavirus cases, and hospital intensive care units were filling up.