New research found pervasive use of tracking tech on substance-abuse-focused health care websites, potentially endangering users in a post-Roe world.
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How to Find Your Vaccine History—and Store It Safely
Worries about polio, monkeypox, and Covid-19 are rising. Here’s how to gather your health information, even if you’ve lost the paper records.
Flaw in the VA Medical Records Platform May Put Patients at Risk
The Veterans Affairs’ VistA software has a vulnerability that could let an attacker “masquerade as a doctor,” a security researcher warns.
How to Use Tech to Support Loved Ones in Tough Times
Whether you have a sick friend or a grieving colleague, here’s how to give the people in your life an extra hand when they need it.
Dependent on Facebook Groups? Here’s How to Break Free
For people with serious medical conditions, groups are a valuable source of information—and they make it hard to quit Facebook. Here are some alternatives.
How to Get a Covid-19 Booster Shot
Here’s everything you need to know about finding and receiving the booster shot in the age of Omicron.
Iranian Hackers Are Going After US Critical Infrastructure
A hacking group is targeting a broad range of organizations, taking advantage of vulnerabilities that have been patched but not yet updated.
Warby Parker Revamps Its Eye Exam App—and Bets on Telehealth
The eyewear company’s new app for vision prescription renewals illuminates the promises and potential pitfalls of the growing interest in remote health care.
Microsoft Exchange Server vulnerabilities, ransomware lead spring 2021 cyberattack trends
Cisco’s Talos team said 35% of incidents led back to Microsoft Exchange Server vulnerabilities reported early in 2021, but new ransomware families have been appearing to fill the Emotet hole, too.