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WatchGuard Threat Lab Report Finds Top Threat Arriving Exclusively Over Encrypted Connections

New research also analyzes the commoditization of adversary-in-the-middle attacks, JavaScript obfuscation in exploit kits, and a malware family with Gothic Panda ties WatchGuard® Technologies, has released its latest quarterly Internet Security Report, detailing the top malware trends, and network and endpoint security threats analyzed by WatchGuard Threat Lab researchers in Q3 2022. Key findings from… Read More »

Algorithm-based secondary stroke prevention finds great responses

Great response at UK Stroke Forum 2022 for apoplex medical technologies’ SRA® procedure for stroke-risk-analysis Telemedicine screening method is already in use in around 240 stroke units around Europe in automated secondary stroke prevention – Charing Cross Hospital of Imperial College implements SRA®(17th UK Stroke Forum, ACC Liverpool, 29.11.-01.12.2022) Pirmasens and Liverpool, December 2, 2022.… Read More »

Quarter of women under 40 have never checked themselves for breast cancer, study finds

A quarter of women under 40 have never checked themselves for breast cancer believing they are too young, don’t think it will affect them – or they are just too busy. The study of 2,000 women found half of all women do not regularly check their breasts for signs of cancer. Women aged 18 to… Read More »

1 in 3 workers saw higher health costs this year, survey finds

AsiaVision | E+ | Getty Images A third of working Americans saw their health-care costs rise this year, according to a survey published Thursday by the Employee Benefit Research Institute. Those expenses led some employees to decrease retirement plan contributions, delay going to the doctor, increase credit card debt or use up all or most… Read More »

Large review finds some evidence that peer support is beneficial in HIV care

A review of the evidence for peer support has found that retention in care, antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence and viral suppression may be improved for those involved in peer support programmes compared to those who were not. Dr Rigmor Berg of the Norwegian Institute of Public Health showed that peer support may be helpful for… Read More »

Treatment interruption in cure research is associated with greater risk of non-AIDS related events in the long term, Spanish study finds

A small study from an HIV hospital that has been conducting experimental treatment interruptions (ATIs) as part of research into achieving a functional cure for HIV infection has found that over a period of years, patients who had undergone ATIs had a higher risk of developing non-AIDS-related serious illnesses such as cancer, liver disease and… Read More »