By The Associated Press The average person can take several basic steps to guard against identity theft both inside and outside the health care world. Here’s a sample of what experts advise: 1 — Protect…
By TOM MURPHY and BRANDON BAILEY AP Business Writers Everyone worries about stolen credit cards or hacked bank accounts, but just visiting the doctor may put you at greater risk for identity fraud. Those medical…
By TOM MURPHY and BRANDON BAILEY AP Business Writers Health care is a treasure trove for criminals looking to steal reams of personal information, as the hacking of a database maintained by the second-largest U.S.…
NEW YORK (AP) — Walt Disney Co. CEO Bob Iger says the measles outbreak is having no discernible impact on attendance at its parks and resorts. In an interview with CNBC on Tuesday, Iger says…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton is tweaking Republicans who say vaccinations should be optional, writing on social media that vaccines protect the lives of children. Clinton says on Twitter, “The science is clear: The…
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Napster co-founder Sean Parker missed most of his final year in high school and has ended up in the emergency room countless times because of…
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Napster co-founder Sean Parker says he missed most of his final year in high school and has ended up in the emergency room countless of…
By THOMAS ADAMSON PARIS (AP) — France’s health minister has said she wants to ban a controversial cannabis-extract electronic cigarette that’s been launched in France. Marisol Touraine told French radio she was “opposed” to the…
By BRANDON BAILEY AP Technology Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — IBM has engineered a way for everyone to join the fight against Ebola — by donating processing time on their personal computers, phones or tablets…
By ROBERT JABLON Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles city attorney filed a lawsuit Tuesday to shut down a mobile phone application that arranges medical marijuana home deliveries. The suit alleges that…
NEW YORK (AP) — Google is launching a campaign to help fight Ebola by contributing $2 for every dollar people donate to a slew of nonprofits such as Save the Children and the Doctors Without…
ANICK JESDANUN AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Microsoft is releasing a $199 fitness band that also checks your email and even pays for coffee as the software company seeks to challenge Apple and…
BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Free lunches, dry cleaning, massages — frozen eggs? Silicon Valley’s biggest companies have long offered cushy perks to attract top talent and keep workers happy logging…
RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — HealthCare.gov, the website for health insurance under President Barack Obama’s health care law, has been revamped as its second enrollment season approaches. But things are still complicated, since…
RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration unveiled a new version of HealthCare.gov on Wednesday, with some improvements as well as at least one early mistake and a new challenge. Officials also…