Author: Healthcare Propulsion Staff

Healthcare giant McKesson Corporation confirmed on Friday that it was investigating a cybersecurity incident tied to third-party applications that led to unauthorized access and theft of data. “Upon discovery, we immediately activated our incident response protocols, launched an investigation, and engaged leading cybersecurity industry experts to assist in our response,” the company said in a disclosure on its website posted Friday. “Our investigation remains ongoing, and we are working to fully ascertain the nature and scope of the incident so that we can provide accurate and concrete information as it becomes available.” On Saturday, the company posted an update confirming…

McKEESPORT, Pa. — When people think about careers in healthcare, doctors and nurses may be the first professions that come to mind. But behind the scenes, healthcare technology management (HTM) professionals help keep the medical equipment and technology used in patient care safe, reliable and ready when it is needed. Penn State’s biomedical engineering technology (BET) program prepares students for careers in this field through hands-on experience and coursework focused on technology, problem-solving and healthcare. BET graduates are working in HTM roles across the industry including at companies like TRIMEDX, a healthcare technology management company that supports health care systems…

Monkeypox virus used to be transmitted predominantly from animals to humans. In recent years, however, new virus variants have become increasingly capable of spreading from person to person. Researchers at Goethe University and Universitätsmedizin Frankfurt have now found that seminal fluid facilitates the uptake of monkeypox virus into cells. The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a public health emergency of international concern twice in recent years because of mpox outbreaks, most recently in 2024. In fact, infections with the monkeypox virus are comparatively rare. However, in 2023, a virus variant emerged that infected around 100,000 people in several African…

Neuropace, Inc. (Nasdaq: NPCE), a medical device company focused on transforming the lives of people living with epilepsy, today announced that its management team will participate in the upcoming Wells Fargo 21 st Annual Healthcare Conference. Neuropace management will participate in a fireside chat discussion on Tuesday, September 8 at 8:00am EDT, and host one-on-one meetings with investors during the conference. The fireside chat will be accessible via a live webcast here and a replay will be available on the Events section of Neuropace’s Investor website at https://investors.neuropace.com/news-and-events/events . About Neuropace, Inc. Based in Mountain View, Calif., Neuropace is a…

Imagine watching a son or daughter begin college during a formative time in life, only to have schizophrenia suddenly alter their reality. They may begin hearing voices no one else can hear or believe that strangers are watching them. To people with schizophrenia, these types of experiences are real. “The problem is for both the patient and the family – they’re living in alternate realities,” said Michael Halassa, a physician-scientist and professor who leads both laboratory and clinical research programs at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC. “Changes in the person’s brain have affected their perception of reality. It’s a tragic…

As many as 10 million people could lose Medicaid coverage because their work hours may be insufficient or inconsistent under incoming national work requirements, a new study suggests. Researchers at Boston University estimate that 20% of Medicaid-eligible adults in expansion states may be at risk for noncompliance with the work requirements. The eligibility requirements are mandated across the country starting on Jan. 1 as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The study was published Friday in JAMA Health Forum. The researchers analyzed data from 2023 to 2025 Current Population Survey, which includes information on employment of adults between…

President Trump said Monday that his administration has signed agreements with nine additional pharmaceutical firms to offer discounted drugs to state Medicaid programs.”In total, these agreements are projected to save Americans more than $600 billion over a very short period of time,” Mr. Trump said during an announcement at the Oval Office.The announcement is part of Mr. Trump’s “most-favored-nation” drug pricing policy, aimed at offering drugs in the U.S. at a comparable price to that in other developed nations. The effort involves selling discounted drugs directly to consumers on TrumpRx, a website the Trump administration launched in February, where Americans…

Seven in 10 doctors say they’ve encountered patients influenced, either moderately or very, by misinformation, disinformation or both over the past year. So finds a new survey, conducted by the nonprofit Physicians Foundation for its second report on the subject. The survey was conducted in March and reached over 1,000 physicians.  Those who said they’ve encountered patients influenced by misinformation/disinformation moderately or a lot was up from 61% in 2025, “indicating a growing prevalence of misinformation in clinical interactions,” per the report. “Not only is misinformation still playing a role, a significant one, in our physicians’ interactions with their patients,…

Memory loss is usually thought of as something to address as a person ages. Slip-ups like forgetting someone’s name or recognizing a familiar face but not remembering where you know them from are often viewed as issues that arise later in life. New research by a team at Binghamton University reveals why memory shifts as we age – and that shift happens earlier in life than most people think, potentially at middle age.  “This is one of a growing list of studies highlighting that the period of middle age is really important for memory functioning and shouldn’t be ignored. For…

Community first responders did not improve 30-day survival in patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, according to results presented in a Hot Line session today at ESC Congress 2026. Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is a time-critical emergency in which survival depends on early recognition, early cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and early defibrillation. Many countries have developed smartphone-based systems whereby volunteer first responders are mobilized to perform CPR and defibrillation before the arrival of the emergency medical services. Although community first responders are becoming more widespread, we only have observational studies to support their use. We conducted a randomized study to firstly evaluate…