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Weeks-Long Cyberattack Brings 3 CT Hospitals To Their Knees Weeks-Long Cyberattack Brings 3 CT Hospitals To Their Knees
Weeks-Long Cyberattack Brings 3 CT Hospitals To Their Knees A cyberattack on three Connecticut hospitals affected patient care so severely that many were sitting on the floors of emergency rooms bringing the operation of the group to its knees financially. The attack took place in August and affected Waterbury Hospital in New Haven County; Manchester Hospital in Hartford County, and Rockville General in Tolland County. All three are part of Prospect Medical Holdings, based in Connecticut, according to reporting from the CT Mirror. The cyberattack also affected medical offices affiliated with the hospitals. Thinking the attack would last for a …

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by Kathy Reakes
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How To Avoid Hand And Wrist Injuries This Winter How To Avoid Hand And Wrist Injuries This Winter
How To Avoid Hand And Wrist Injuries This Winter Winter sports, slippery sidewalks and snow blowers pose risks to many parts of the body, but hands and wrists in particular take a beating when temperatures plummet and snow accumulates, according to David Wei, MD, hand, wrist and elbow expert at Orthopaedic and Neurosurgery Specialists. “The most common upper-extremity injury in the winter months occurs when people extend their arms in front of them to break a fall when they slip on the ice or while engaging in a winter sport,” said Dr. Wei, who noted that several injuries can result from this reflexive action. If the fall occurs while ski…

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