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11/28/2017 / By Vicki Batts

Australia developing wearable “medical black box” for soldiers that records their biometrics while broadcasting an emergency beacon signal

Soldiers in Australia may be getting a new wearable device that keeps track of their health status and whereabouts on the battlefield. In the event a soldier is injured, the biometric device would act as an “emergency beacon” that could help expedite medical assistance and evacuation. Experts hope the wearable technology will reduce overall casualty […]

09/27/2017 / By JD Heyes

Healthcare industry next to be targeted by massive cyberattacks via the “Internet of Things”

As more and more medical devices become connected to the so-called “Internet of Things,” hospitals and patients are being put more at risk of cyber attack by hackers, say experts at a recent cybersecurity forum discussing the rising threat. “Medical care is the next cyber warfare,” said technologist Janine Medina during a panel discussion last […]

09/21/2017 / By JD Heyes

Security flaw: “Smart” drug syringes found to be hackable

As if the safety and efficacy of some vaccines weren’t already in question, now technology is making syringes less safe as well. “Smart” syringes, anyway. As reported by the U.K.’s Daily Mail, smart syringes, which are wireless-controlled devices used to administer medications through IVs, are now subject to hacking and, thus, have become a danger […]

07/27/2017 / By Amy Goodrich

In yet another invasion of medical privacy, judge rules that a man’s pacemaker data can be used against him in an arson trial

A Butler County, Ohio, judge has just ruled that private data from a pacemaker can be used as evidence in an indictment for aggravated arson and insurance fraud, according to the Journal-News. Earlier this year, authorities from Ohio arrested a 59-year-old man, Ross Compton, for allegedly starting a fire at his Court Donegal house in […]

07/25/2017 / By Russel Davis

Man’s pacemaker may ultimately land him in jail in for arson and insurance fraud

In what was considered a first of its kind, a Butler County, Ohio judge this month ruled that data from a pacemaker could be presented in a trial against Ross Compton who was indicted in January on grounds of arson. Compton, 59, was charged of aggravated arson and insurance fraud for purportedly starting a fire at his Court Donegal […]

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