CROMWELL, Conn. (WFSB/Gray News) – Police are investigating after a man allegedly shot and killed his 81-year-old wife before taking his own life at a Connecticut nursing home.Police responded to Apple Rehabilitation, a long-term care facility in Cromwell, just before 11 a.m. Friday. According to company officials, the tenant's 81-year-old husband came to visit, entered the room and shot her, then shot her to death. No one else was in the room at the time of the incident.Police identified the victim as 81-year-old Barbara Brandt and the suspect as her husband Dennis Brandt, 82, WFSB reports.Apple Rehab officials say there…
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CROMWELL, Conn. (WFSB/Gray News) – Police are investigating after a man allegedly shot and killed his 81-year-old wife before taking his own life at a Connecticut nursing home.Police responded to Apple Rehabilitation, a long-term care facility in Cromwell, just before 11 a.m. Friday. According to company officials, the tenant's 81-year-old husband came to visit, entered the room and shot her, then shot her to death. No one else was in the room at the time of the incident.Police identified the victim as 81-year-old Barbara Brandt and the suspect as her husband Dennis Brandt, 82, WFSB reports.Apple Rehab officials say there…
At least one U.S. healthcare organization has fallen victim to a new ransomware called Trinity, federal authorities report. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Friday issued an advisory warning hospitals about the threat posed by ransomware groups, noting that their tactics and techniques pose a “significant threat” to the U.S. medical and public health sectors. The department's Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center is “aware of at least one healthcare organization in the United States recently falling victim to the Trinity ransomware,” officials said. According to the advisory, the ransomware was first discovered around May 2024. At least…
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Change Healthcare Massive Data Breach: Medical Records, Social Security Numbers, More Exposures Updated: October 7, 2024 7:19am EDT I heard it. Consumer investigator Brian Roach has some answers. We first told you about this letter when it first went out about a month ago, and now another letter has been sent to even more victims of what could be one of the largest medical records breaches in history. It has been delivered. This is a letter from Change Healthcare, one of the world's largest healthcare payment processing companies. The company handles medical billing, and frankly, you've probably never heard of…
October 7, 2024 JAKARTA, INDONESIA AND AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS – Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in medical technology, and Siloam Hospital Group, a leading private healthcare provider in Indonesia, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for advancement. concluded. AI capabilities and development in the healthcare sector in Indonesia. The strategic partnership will partner with Universiti Pelita Harapan (UPH) Medical Sciences Group and will focus on capacity building, knowledge sharing, and implementation of advanced AI solutions. Leveraging Philips' AI innovations, this partnership will help transform clinical care and digital health, enhance healthcare delivery, and make healthcare…
Healthcare in India is undergoing a major transformation driven by rapid technological advances, policy reforms, and growing awareness of the need for affordable and accessible quality health services. As a country with a large and diverse population, the challenges in healthcare delivery are enormous, ranging from unequal access to services to affordability issues. However, the rise of financial technology (FinTech) and financial innovations are playing a key role in addressing some of these gaps and making healthcare more inclusive and efficient. In this article, we explore how FinTech and finance are transforming the healthcare sector in India. Expanding economic access…
DUNCAN — A former nursing assistant at a Marlow nursing home has pleaded guilty in November 2022 to grabbing a resident with dementia and throwing him to the ground.Emma Arena Harris, 35, of Rush Springs, pleaded guilty Oct. 1 in Stevens County District Court to a felony charge of custodial abuse, records show.District Judge Brent G. Russell gave Harris a seven-year suspended sentence under the supervision of the Department of Corrections, along with certification of an anger management course. She must also surrender her nursing license.Harris pleaded guilty to assaulting a patient during an incident at Gregston Nursing Home in…
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