Background: Expenditures for physiotherapy and extended outpatient physiotherapy (EAP) are increasing within Germany’s statutory accident insurance system (Berufsgenossenschaften), placing growing pressure on rehabilitation capacity and timely access to care. Digital health applications (DiGAs) are reimbursable nationwide and represent a novel component of routine rehabilitation pathways. However, their real-world system-level and economic effects in occupational rehabilitation […]
Self-Reported Health Outcomes in Metabolic Health YouTube Comments: Cross-Sectional Study and Rule-Based Natural Language Processing Framework Development and Validation
Background: YouTube is increasingly used for healthcasting, the sharing of evidence-based dietary and lifestyle interventions by domain experts. In the metabolic health domain, channels focused on therapeutic carbohydrate restriction have accumulated audiences of millions. A distinctive feature is the comment section, where viewers share first-person accounts of health changes, constituting a unique source of real-world […]
Feeding Frenzy: ‘Megalodon’ Malware Infects Thousands of GitHub Repos
In just six hours, the campaign quietly pushed thousands of malicious commits to more than 5,500 GitHub repositories, stealing credentials, developer secrets, and more.
The Hackers Behind Shai-Hulud: Lucky or Skilled?
TeamPCP, the hackers behind the Shai-Hulud worm, has done significant damage to the open source ecosystem. But it’s not necessarily due to skill alone.
Blockchain-Enabled Self-Sovereign Identity Applications in Health Care: Scoping Review
Background: Self-sovereign identity (SSI) provides a decentralized approach to digital identity management, enabling individuals to control their personal data without reliance on centralized authorities. Blockchain technology offers a tamper-resistant and distributed infrastructure that can support secure and verifiable identity systems. In health care, where identity fragmentation, privacy risks, and interoperability challenges persist, blockchain-enabled SSI (BC-SSI) […]
Large Language Model–Generated Patient Instructions for Prescriptions in Primary Health Care: Preclinical Algorithm Validation
Background: The application of generative artificial intelligence to simplify medication use instructions has the potential to enhance people’s health by improving treatment adherence. Objective: We evaluated the performance of large language models (LLMs) in generating medication usage instructions to complement prescriptions in primary health care. Methods: This randomized, blinded experimental preclinical study used prescription-inducing scenarios, […]
Microsoft Issues Out-of-Band SharePoint Patch
SharePoint access often means access to the keys of the kingdom, something attackers and defenders understand all too well.
Eppendorf BioFlo 320
View CSAF Summary Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to gain full access to functionality and data with the bioreactor. The following versions of Eppendorf BioFlo 320 are affected: BioFlo 320 Bioreactor vers:all/* CVSS Vendor Equipment Vulnerabilities v3 9.8 Eppendorf Eppendorf BioFlo 320 Use of Hard-coded Password Background Critical Infrastructure Sectors: Healthcare […]
Safety of Telemedicine Versus In-Person Care for Patients With Tracheal Devices: Propensity Score–Matched Cohort Study
Background: Patients with tracheal diseases often require long-term follow-up after tracheal device placement, with a risk of adverse events that may lead to emergency care and unplanned interventions. Telemedicine has been proposed as an alternative to in-person follow-up to improve access and continuity of care. Objective: The primary objective of this study was to compare […]
Rethinking organizational design in the age of agentic AI
Amid rapidly growing adoption of enterprise-level AI agents, there’s a disconnect emerging between ambition and execution. Although 85% of organizations say they want to be agentic within the next three years, 76% say their current operations and infrastructure can’t support that change. They cite a lack of readiness across people, processes, and workflows. The sticky […]
Lilly gets back in infectious disease, via three M&A deals
Around seven years after exiting the infectious disease category, Eli Lilly is back – thanks to a trio of acquisitions worth more than $3.8bn.
Remembering Tim Wilson, Whose Legacy Lives on at Dark Reading
The co-founder and former editor-in-chief passed away five years ago in November. As Dark Reading enters is third decade, we pause to celebrate and honor Wilson’s instrumental role in building and elevating the media site.