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Yale New Haven Health Data Breach Exposes 5.5 Million Patients’ Sensitive Information

Another year, another massive healthcare data breach—except this time, the numbers are even more jaw-dropping. Yale New Haven Health, Connecticut’s la...

Sarah Johnson

Sarah Johnson

5/3/2025

4 min read

New York Budget Deal Adds Charges for Masked Crime, Expands Mental Health Laws, and Breaks Spending Records

New York Governor Kathy Hochul and state lawmakers have struck a deal on a $254 billion budget that packs quite a punch—especially for anyone thinking...

Sarah Johnson

Sarah Johnson

4/29/2025

3 min read

Prosecutors Stand Firm on Luigi Mangione’s Lawful Arrest in UnitedHealthcare CEO Murder Case

Pennsylvania prosecutors have pushed back hard against Luigi Mangione's complaints about his arrest, insisting that law enforcement played by the book...

Sarah Johnson

Sarah Johnson

4/29/2025

4 min read

SEIU Plots Its Own Arrests at GOP Office, Then Pivots to Tamer Protest

The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) – a major force in U.S. labor – almost took performance art to a new level this week by planning to g...

Sarah Johnson

Sarah Johnson

4/24/2025

4 min read

Berlin Doctor Faces Murder Charges Over 15 Palliative Care Deaths in Shocking Case

Berlin prosecutors have charged a doctor with murder in the deaths of 15 palliative care patients, according to a statement released Wednesday. Author...

Sarah Johnson

Sarah Johnson

4/18/2025

3 min read

Dr. Oz Becomes Next Head of Medicare and Medicaid Services Following Senate Approval

Dr. Mehmet Oz, the former TV doctor turned politician, has officially been confirmed as the next administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicai...

Sarah Johnson

Sarah Johnson

4/4/2025

4 min read

California Ballot Initiative Stirring Controversy Over Its Alleged Assassin Namesake

A sharp debate is brewing in California over a newly proposed ballot initiative named after Luigi Mangione, a man accused of assassinating UnitedHealt...

Sarah Johnson

Sarah Johnson

3/28/2025

4 min read

Bipartisan Proposal Aims to Tackle Healthcare Fraud ‘One of the Most Egregious’

A new bipartisan proposal seeks to strike back against fraud in the healthcare sector, specifically targeting Medicare and Medicaid abuse by exploitin...

Sarah Johnson

Sarah Johnson

3/24/2025

4 min read

Newsom Concedes Skyrocketing Healthcare Costs for Undocumented Immigrants Are 'Partial' Contributor to Medicaid Problem

California Governor Gavin Newsom has acknowledged that the soaring costs of the state’s Medi-Cal program—California’s version of Medicaid—are partly d...

Sarah Johnson

Sarah Johnson

3/20/2025

4 min read