In April 2024, family physicians learned that the College of Family Physicians of Canada was the victim of a cybersecurity incident detected in October 2023.
Many patient visits have returned to in-person following the dramatic upsurge of virtual care during the COVID-19 pandemic, but phone and video visits remain a common part of routine care.
The complaint brought against the doctor accused him of violating state and federal consumer protection laws by posting the false reviews and forcing patients to sign nondisclosure agreements barring them from posting or saying anything negative about the clinic.
We've all heard plenty about the danger of Dr. Google—but YouTube Health is another story, with healthcare professionals signing up to help combat misinformation online.
When the bird flu known as H5N1 was first detected in U.S. dairy cows earlier this year, there were no studies of whether heat treatment killed the virus in cows milk.