Lehigh Valley Health Network agreed to an $800,000 federal HIPAA settlement after a 2023 BlackCat ransomware attack exposed data and cancer patients' treatment photos.

Harkla recalled about 25,541 children's compression sensory swings after 29 reports of ceiling-hook separation, including 14 injuries and two concussions. Families can request a free repair kit.

A Nature study of 2.8 million people identified 127 DNA regions linked to Alzheimer's risk, including 48 new regions, with many signals involving microglia and neurons.

A Senate Finance Democrats' report highlights overdue nursing home inspections, but its nearly one-third figure comes from 2023. Newer data show improvement nationally and severe gaps in some states.

Studies found higher rates of heart attacks and irregular heart rhythms around the 2016 and 2020 elections, highlighting stress risks for people with existing heart disease.

An 85-year-old man in China developed high fever, hallucinations, confusion and a collapse months after a stray cat scratched him. Blood sequencing detected Bartonella henselae, and his symptoms resolved with antibiotics.

A Nepalese tree cutter developed ophthalmia nodosa after caterpillar hairs embedded in his eyelid and cornea. His vision recovered with treatment, although some hairs remained and inflammation recurred.

Doctors traced four days of persistent hiccups in a 65-year-old smoker to a right-lung abscess and proposed that prolonged hiccups might also raise aspiration risk, while stressing the theory is unproven.

A 67-year-old woman developed temporary weakness on one side of her face during Mohs surgery for ear skin cancer, likely after lidocaine spread to the nearby facial nerve.

A pregnant clinical photographer's volunteer OCT scan unexpectedly revealed early papilledema. Follow-up tests confirmed idiopathic intracranial hypertension, allowing doctors to treat and monitor her before vision loss developed.