Duke Health confirms website issues on day Russian hacking group threatened hospitals

On Monday, Duke Health experienced “intermittent issues” with its public website, a spokesperson for the Durham-based health system confirmed. And while Duke Health would not share the potential cause of these issues, the disruptions occurred on the day a pro-Russian hacking group publicly threatened several health care systems across the country.

Among the other hospital systems experiencing website issues Monday were Charlotte-based Atrium Health and the University of Michigan Health system, the latter of which publicly acknowledged that its site was hindered by a cyberattack.

The hacking group Killnet has claimed responsibility for Monday’s cyberattacks, including one on Duke Health,

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Maricopa County reports its 1st pediatric flu death of the season

Flu shots are now available at the CVS MinuteClinic near 16th Street and Camelback Road.

Flu shots are now available at the CVS MinuteClinic near 16th Street and Camelback Road.

Arizona’s most populated county reported its first pediatric flu death of the season, demonstrating that while an early and severe wave of flu is on the decline, it is not over.

The Maricopa County death is the third pediatric flu death in Arizona for the 2022-2023 flu season, which began in October, state health officials confirmed Tuesday. The other two pediatric flu deaths were in Pinal and Cochise counties.

The death is a “tragic reminder” that anyone who is able to get the flu shot

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Wolcott out amid restructuring at Adventist Health | News

An organizational restructuring has come with a change in leadership at one of Kern County’s most prominent health-care organizations.

Adventist Health announced the appointment Thursday of its chief strategy officer to lead a new, combined network joining the nonprofit’s three-hospital Kern County division with that of its wider Central Valley network. The new organization has seven hospitals and more than 100 associated clinics.

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Is It Time to Reduce Again on Alcohol?

December 12, 2022 · 7:00 AM

“Is the room spinning, or is it simply me?”

Just a few months in the past I ran throughout a considerate article by Morris van de Camp entitled Love Ingesting Much less. It is nicely price a learn in case your alcohol consumption is uncontrolled or heading that method.

Alcohol is a two-edged sword. On the one hand it makes life enjoyable and turns strangers into intimate buddies in the midst of a night; on the opposite, it makes an individual dysfunctional. Very dysfunctional. Productive time is misplaced, relationships are broken, and well being

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What can a break from alcohol do on your well being?

After an indulgent vacation season, many People will flip to “Dry January.” The idea of abstaining from alcohol for a month has turn into a standard New Yr’s decision for folks trying to change their relationship with alcohol. The restricted analysis on it signifies that it could have some constructive well being results, a minimum of for reasonable or heavy drinkers.

Consuming and Dry January within the pandemic

There’s not a lot knowledge on what number of People participated in Dry January, however a ballot from Morning Seek the advice of means that the quantity is rising. In 2021, 13

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