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Your Guide to Colon Health
Your doctor may also check how well your rectum and anal sphincter muscles work together to move stool along. “In women, constipation can be due to weakening and damage to pelvic-floor muscles or nerves as they age, especially if they’ve had vaginal childbirths or changes in the pelvic anatomy after a hysterectomy,” says Carol A. Burke, MD, a gastroenterologist at…
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Idaho hospital notifies 34K people of data breach that compromised SSNs, health info
Weiser Memorial Hospital this week confirmed it notified 34,249 people of a September 2024 data breach that compromised the following private info: Names Social Security numbers Government-issued ID numbers Treatments and procedures Medical diagnoses Health insurance info Dates of birth Ransomware gang Embargo claimed responsibility for the breach in September 2024, saying it stole 200 GB of data from the…
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These 10 ‘Gut Health’ Trends Will Do Nothing for Your Gut Health
We may earn a commission from links on this page. “Skinny” is such an outdated concept; too diet culture for 2025. “Flat belly” sounds better, but we’re tired of that, too. What is the trend-dependent online influencer culture to do? Enter “gut health,” the current euphemism for having a thin waist—this time with extra wellness baggage. It sounds like it’s…
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Why You Shouldn’t Worry About Your ‘Gut Health’
Your digestive system is a hugely important part of your body, and keeping it healthly is hugely important. Without good gut health, you might be in pain, or suffer embarrassing symptoms, or worse. But it does not follow that you need to load up on foods or products that promise to improve your gut health. Gut health, it turns out,…
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Google’s Android battery health indicator is only for the newest Pixels
Google has been working on a battery health menu that could help you determine why your Android phone isn’t lasting as long between charges as it used to. It’s similar to an iPhone feature that launched in 2018, but unlike that rollout, it won’t be available on the older devices that probably need it the most. As reported by Android…
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Health Benefits of Fermented Foods
“There’s no official recommended daily intake for fermented foods,” says Emily Ho, PhD, director of the Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University in Corvallis, but consuming them regularly seems like a good move. Follow these suggestions on the fermented foods to look for and how to add them to your diet. Start slowly and increase gradually. Fermented foods can…
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Frederick Health data breach impacts nearly 1 million patients
A ransomware attack in January at Frederick Health Medical Group, a major healthcare provider in Maryland, has led to a data breach affecting nearly one million patients. With almost 4,000 employees and over 25 locations, Frederick Health is one of Frederick County’s largest employers. As the health system revealed in a late March notification to patients, the ransomware attack was…
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More than 5 million Americans just had their personal information exposed in the Yale New Haven Health data breach – and lawsuits are already rolling in
A data breach at Yale New Haven Health (YNHHS) has exposed data belonging to millions of people – and lawsuits have already been filed. YNHHS runs more than 360 locations across Connecticut, New York, and Rhode Island, and is notifying patients that their personal data might have been affected. According to an entry on the US Department of Health and…
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A Data Breach at Yale New Haven Health Compromised 5.5 Million Patients’ Information
Credit: Alexander Farnsworth / iStock Editorial / Getty Images Plus via Getty Images Data breaches targeting healthcare and compromising patient information seem to be coming fast and furious, the latest of which occurred at Yale New Haven Health (YNHHS), a massive nonprofit healthcare network in Connecticut. Hackers stole the data of more than 5.5 million individuals during an attack in…
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Yale New Haven Health data breach affects 5.5 million patients
Yale New Haven Health (YNHHS) is warning that threat actors stole the personal data of 5.5 million patients in a cyberattack earlier this month. YNHHS is a nonprofit healthcare network in Connecticut, the largest in the state, providing comprehensive care across five hospitals and 360 outpatient locations. It employs 30,000 health professionals and has an annual revenue of over $5.6…
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