In August, Floridian Debbie King contracted a potentially fatal infection, Vibrio vulnificus, a bacterium found in warm coastal waters, from a small cut on her shin. Despite the rarity of the disease, with around 150-200 cases reported annually in the US, scientists fear that warmer waters due to climate change and a growing elderly population could cause the number of infections to double by 2060. The bacterium is also spreading further north, according to a study.
IoT and ransomware are big security risks, and health systems feel unprepared
US healthcare organizations are facing an increasing number of sophisticated cybersecurity threats, with almost 400 entities reporting incidents linked to ransomware in 2024. Half of
