Short Takes – 4-25-23

'High bio-hazard risk' in Sudan after laboratory seized, WHO says. MSN.com article. Pull quote: “There is a "high risk of biological hazard" in the Sudanese capital Khartoum after one of the warring parties seized a laboratory holding measles and cholera pathogens and other hazardous materials, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday.” Patient samples? Cultured strains? Bio-engineered? No word.

Nurse Call Systems, Infusion Pumps Riskiest Connected Medical Devices. InfoSecuity-Magazine.com article. Pull quote: “Based on the tracking of over three billion Internet of Things (IoT) and medical devices in clinical environments, the research document shows that 39% of all nurse calling systems – devices used by patients to alert caregivers when they need assistance – have critical severity unpatched Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs). Almost half (48%) of them have unpatched CVEs.” No link to research report.

House GOP leaders hit snags as members harden ‘no’ votes on debt limit bill. TheHill.com article. Pull quote: “The critics’ opposition appears to be enough to sink the bill [HR 2811, the Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023], which would be an embarrassing defeat for McCarthy in the first big legislative test of his young Speakership, while also weakening the Republicans’ hand in the coming fight with President Biden over how to raise the debt ceiling and prevent a government default this summer.”