Medjacking: Hacking Medical Devices
From smartphones to thermostats, watches to vehicles, the modern world is increasingly connected to the Internet—the so-called Internet of Things [1]. What is now…
Read MoreFrom smartphones to thermostats, watches to vehicles, the modern world is increasingly connected to the Internet—the so-called Internet of Things [1]. What is now…
Read MoreIn this issue of The Differential, we have the opportunity to explore two meanings of the term “hacking” as they pertain to the medical…
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Read MoreThis month in science…
We learned that evolocumab, a monoclonal antibody inhibiting proprotein convertase subtilisin-kexin type 9 (PCSK9), reduces low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels.
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