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OpenAI's breach of Australian health department website prompts rebuke from Albanese15:11 Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he is extremely concerned about OpenAI's security breach of a government website, and that the artificial intelligence company took too long to reveal the incident Senators to question FDA nominee about her views on abortion pill and vaccines15:11 President Donald Trump’s pick to run the Food and Drug Administration will face questions from Senate lawmakers considering her nomination RFK Jr. Wrong on Medicare, Medicaid During Senate Confirmation Hearing15:11 This is a MedPage Today story. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s statements before the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday revealed a concerning lack of knowledge about the major health programs he'd oversee, should he be confirmed as HHS secretary. On several occasions during the 3.5-hour hearing, Kennedy seemed to conflate Medicare, Medicaid, and Medicare Advantage, and appeared to mistakenly refer to the Affordable Care Act health exchanges. "Medicaid is not working for Americans, and it's specifica… In Settling Fraud Case, N.Y. Medicare Advantage Insurer, CEO Will Pay Up to $100M15:11 This is a MedPage Today story. A western New York health insurance provider for seniors and the CEO of its medical analytics arm have agreed to pay a total of up to $100 million to settle Justice Department allegations of fraudulent billing for health conditions that were exaggerated or didn't exist. Independent Health Association of Buffalo, which operates two Medicare Advantage plans, will pay up to $98 million. Betsy Gaffney, CEO of medical records review company DxID, will pay $2 million, a… Stigma, funding cuts and Iran war put contraception out of reach for Africa’s girls7:41 Zimbabwean teenager Kelly Nhedega once dreamed of finishing school and starting a career before having a family Gruesome injuries throw spotlight on France's policing of high school protests8.října Police have arrested thousands of young people in France during protests demanding better school funding FDA says its review of abortion pill will continue into next year8.října The Food and Drug Administration says its ongoing safety review of the nation’s main abortion pill will continue into next year Doctor wanted: Small town offers big perks to attract a physician8.října This is a MedPage Today story. HAVANA, Fla. -- For a rural community, this town of 1,750 people has been more fortunate than most. A family doctor has practiced here for the last 30 years. But that ended in December when Mark Newberry, MD, retired. To attract a new doctor, Havana leaders took out want ads in local newspapers, posted notices on social media, and sweetened the pot with a rent-free medical office equipped with an x-ray, an ultrasound machine, and a bone density scanner -- all owne… The plague never went away. Cases are reported in parts of Africa and the US nearly every year7.října The plague, a rare bacterial infection known for its deadly impact in 14th-century Europe, still exists today Lawyers seek to block Texas man's execution, citing failed execution of Christa Pike7.října Lawyers for a Texas man who fatally shot a convenience store clerk are asking a judge to stay his execution by lethal injection, citing the recent failed attempted execution of Christa Pike in Tennessee Zambia says it will sign $3.6 billion US health deal after stripping patient data clauses6.října Zambia plans to sign a revised health agreement with the United States that excludes controversial clauses about sharing patient data and specimens Russia reports a worker at a Siberian plague institute got pneumonia from an unknown cause and died6.října Russian authorities say a staffer at a plague research institute in Siberia contracted pneumonia of an unknown cause, and local state TV reported the woman died last week Doctors, insurers sue Newsom over health insurance premium increases5.října Doctors and health insurers have filed suit alleging Gov. Gavin Newsom and the California Legislature violated the law when they approved a healthcare tax that could substantially increase insurance premiums |