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A new class action lawsuit alleges DentaQuest is liable in a recent data breach that exposed the personally identifiable information of 15 million patients.

With Taiwan now facing the dual challenge of a super-aged population and steadily declining birth rate, the island’s healthcare professionals are more focused than ever on not only ensuring that patients live longer, but also that they stay healthy as they age.

STATEWIDE (WGME) — If you’re a patient at a hospital owned by Central Maine Healthcare, you could be owed up to $5,000.

Hackers have stolen the personal information and medical records of more than 3.75 million people in a data breach at health data giant CareCloud, the company has confirmed with federal regulators. The disclosure marks the first confirmation of the scale of the data breach, which is now confirmed to be the fifth-largest theft of health…

Thomas Zordani flew from his home in Denver to Phoenix for a consultation with a Mayo Clinic neurosurgeon, hoping to find out what could be done to treat his debilitating headaches after worrisome brain scan findings.

Lab results come back quickly, often hours, or even days, before a care team has time to review them. Whereas it was once a waiting game, patient-consumers are turning to a new resource to help fill that gap: AI chatbots. Three things healthcare leaders should understand.