Pharma Pulse 4/15/24: Increase in ransomware attacks to healthcare's remote access systems, The Health and Healthcare of Gen Xers & more

The Role of Human Oversight With Artificial Intelligence in Clinical Research

Stephen Pyke, chief clinical data and digital officer, Parexel, highlights the importance of human oversight when using artificial intelligence to aid in decision making.

Talking About the Generations: The Health and Healthcare of Boomers, Gen Xers, millennials and Gen Zers. Part 2, Gen Xers

Gen X (1965–1980), still traditional — and stuck in the middle.

Vertex Pharmaceuticals to Acquire Alpine Immune Sciences for $4.9 Billion

Deal would give buyer access to potential kidney-disease treatment

Increase in ransomware attacks to healthcare's vulnerable remote access systems threatens patients

Ransomware groups are increasingly targeting vulnerable remote access systems in healthcare, with several high-profile incidents in recent months. Ransomware attacks can cripple a hospital's ability to serve patients by cutting off access to or manipulating essential technologies and patient data. Hackers can exploit remote systems to divert emergency vehicles, cancel appointments, and in worse-case scenarios, shut down entire facilities.

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