Rite Aid reported damage and theft across several of its pharmacies between late May and early June that left thousands of patients' information exposed.

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused the Department of Veterans Affairs to shift priorities for the deployment of its first 5G-enabled clinical care system at the VA Palo Alto (Calif.) Health Care System.

The National Institutes of Health has launched a multi-institution medical imaging database to help physicians better detect complications and provide personalized treatments for COVID-19 patients.

The use of remote monitoring technology has increased significantly during the pandemic, but a recent paper published in Nature Medicine suggests these tools may have some important safety, privacy and efficacy concerns to consider.

CMS wants to expand coverage for artificial heart devices to provide a "patient-centered approach to treating end-stage heart disease."

New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health joined Health Catalyst, a data and analytics technology provider, on Aug. 12.

Security researcher Bob Dianchenko discovered millions of peoples' healthcare data available online, according to a Silicon Angle report. 

HHS on Aug. 12 announced a new $2.5 million funding opportunity intended to improve electronic health information data exchange among health information exchanges and state and local public health agencies. 

Former Talkspace employees and therapists claim that the mobile-based therapy company routinely reviewed users' anonymized conversations to tailor marketing initiatives and better target new customers, according to an Aug. 7 New York Times report. 

Houston-based Texas Medical Center is now publishing metrics on COVID-19 reproduction rate, new COVID-19 cases and test positivity rates across its health system, according to a report from the Houston Business Journal.