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HHS Cybersecurity Task Force Provides New Resources to Help Address Growing Threat of Cyberattacks in Healthcare and Public Health

Apr 17, 2023adminHealthaddress, Cyberattacks, Cybersecurity, Force, Growing, health, healthcare, HHS, public, Resources, Task, threat

The effort is led by the HHS 405(d) program and the Health Sector Coordinating Council Cybersecurity Working Group (HSCC CWG), part of a collaborative effort between the federal government and the industry, to address cybersecurity in the healthcare sector. Resources include a new platform, Knowledge on Demand, to provide free cybersecurity training to healthcare personnel,…

Authorities report no threat to public health or safety after train derailment near Rockwood

Apr 15, 2023adminHealthAuthorities, derailment, health, public, report, Rockwood, safety, threat, train

A train carrying hazardous materials derailed and caught fire near the village of Rockwood in north-central Maine on Saturday, but officials said the derailment posed no threat to public health or safety. The Kansas City Canadian Pacific freight train derailed around 8:30 a.m. in Sandwich Academy Grant Township in Somerset County, according to a statement…

Scientists discover mutations for bird flu, but US health officials say threat to humans is low

Apr 15, 2023adminHealthbird, discover, flu, health, humans, mutations, officials, Scientists, threat

Although a man in Chile has been infected with a bird flu that has worrying mutations, the threat to the man remains low, according to US health authorities. Authorities said on Friday that previous animal studies suggest mutations could make the virus more harmful or spread more easily, but there is no evidence the mutations…