With Gates Foundation backing, a health tech company aims to speed diagnosis of some neglected tropical diseases
As it looks to curb the spread of infectious diseases, the Gates Foundation is lending…
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STAT+: Verily leans into Onduo as it looks to enter the lucrative world of running medical research
The new, streamlined Verily will have one very recognizable component: its virtual care company Onduo,…
Opinion: STAT+: 4 concrete steps to realize the AI Bill of Rights for clinical decision support software
The Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights the White House recently published didn’t come…
Telehealth patients are scrambling for in-person care amid crackdown on online controlled substances
Catherine was getting nervous about her ADHD prescription. In 2022, the 29-year-old New Yorker had…
STAT+: Q&A with Carbon Health’s Myoung Cha: Why the company is changing course
SAN FRANCISCO — Carbon Health is in a turbulent time: The primary care tech company…
STAT+: Oscar Health’s CEO on post-hype health insurance and finally turning a profit
Oscar Health has excelled at one thing in particular since its inception a decade ago:…
Opinion: A lesson from JPM: Too many digital front doors in health care lead to nowhere
Top health care leaders braved rain, hail, and flash flood warnings at this year’s J.P….
Medical schools are missing the mark on artificial intelligence
Ready or not, health care is undergoing a massive transformation driven by artificial intelligence. But…
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STAT+: Top Verily executives depart amid leadership shakeup and layoffs
Verily, a health technology company spun out of tech giant Alphabet, announced Wednesday that it…
What’s standing in the way of wastewater data becoming a more mainstream public health tool
When case counts suggest Covid-19 is in check, the truth is in the toilets. The…
An FDA pathway to clear medical devices is putting patients at risk, research suggests
The Food and Drug Administration’s approach to evaluating some new medical devices might actually increase…
Telehealth abortion providers eye new options for patients under loosened FDA rules
In the past year, there’s been a significant surge in interest in medication abortion via…
Opinion: Four types of bias in medical AI are running under the FDA’s radar
Although artificial intelligence is entering health care with great promise, clinical AI tools are prone…
STAT+: Mental health data complicate the question of whether telehealth drives up costs
The surge in telehealth during the pandemic promised to shed light on a crucial question:…
Opinion: Health record interoperability needs to include dental health records
As 2023 begins, health care providers in the United States must make health records more…
STAT+: The health tech tracker for 2023’s first quarter: 12 industry events to watch
Continuing economic uncertainty and the threat of a recession are casting a pall over health…
STAT+: The FDA’s ‘breakthrough’ program for medical devices keeps gaining steam
For medical devices in the Breakthrough Devices Program, 2022 has been a breakout year. The…
STAT+: ‘Apples to apples’: How new health data rules could hold providers accountable
Last year, medical records opened up to patients. This year, they’re opening up to the…
STAT+: Apple Watch hit with import ban, but ruling remains suspended as AliveCor patent battle plays out
In the latest twist in a battle between Apple and medical device company AliveCor, the…
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STAT+: Medicare’s home hospital program may soon get a lifeline from Congress. Can it prove its worth?
A Medicare program that allowed approved health systems to bill for hospital care delivered in…
Chief health equity officers are growing more common. But experts say companies need to empower them
A string of high-profile health companies like Teladoc and CVSHealth have hired their first chief…
STAT+: ‘Right to repair’ movement gains momentum in the tightly controlled world of medical devices
When Covid-19’s first surge hit Boston in 2020, biomedical engineer Scot Mackeil knew every single…
‘Out of control’: Dozens of telehealth startups sent sensitive health information to big tech companies
Open the website of Workit Health, and the path to treatment starts with a simple…
STAT+: Virtual reality startups BehaVR and OxfordVR merge to seize opportunity for new treatments
Virtual reality startups BehaVR and OxfordVR have merged and raised $13 million in Series B…
STAT+: 5 ways health tech companies can make their products more equitable
Disparities along racial and socioeconomic lines have long persisted in health care. But it’s only…
Opinion: Artificial intelligence: crossing the border between health care and tech
There’s been significant investment in companies creating artificial intelligence (AI) applications for health and health…
A new coalition aims to close AI’s credibility gap in medicine with testing and oversight
To read the medical literature, you might think AI is taking over medicine. It can…
Apple scores victory in dispute over heart monitoring technologies in Apple Watch
In a significant victory, Apple has successfully challenged patents at the center of a high-profile…
STAT+: ‘Who is the real pioneer?’: Apple and AliveCor go head-to-head over crucial heart monitoring tech for smartwatches
Two years after it accused Apple of copying its heart monitoring technology and putting it…
Opinion: Carefully crafted digital approaches can improve youths’ mental health care
In the face of a national emergency in child and adolescent mental health, urgent measures…
An AI model to predict kidney damage, trained on data from veterans, works less well in women
The study was a page-turner: Researchers at Google showed that an artificial intelligence system could…
Before making unbiased pulse oximeters, researchers need a better way to measure skin tone
There’s a growing consensus among physicians and government regulators that pulse oximeters measure oxygen levels…
STAT+: Thirty Madison, looking to stand out in a crowded telehealth market, quietly plans expansion into sleep care
In the fight to command the growing market for telehealth, Thirty Madison is staking out…
‘A constant information lag’: The troubled recall of Philips CPAP machines underscores flaws in device oversight
The ongoing recall of millions of breathing devices made by Philips has been botched and…
STAT+: Afraid of pharma pushback, a health data broker puts up a barrier to drug pricing information
At a time when many Americans are clamoring for more transparency into prescription drug pricing,…
Elon Musk says Neuralink’s brain-machine implant could enter human studies next year
Elon Musk’s brain-machine interface company Neuralink aims to put its first implant in a human…
‘The more voice, the better’: How tech could bring a fuller picture of living with a disability to health records
Electronic health records don’t leave much room for nuance: On paper, two patients with the…
Google Cloud’s health strategy, NIH’s Covid data dilemma, & rumored telehealth mergers
You’re reading the web edition of STAT Health Tech, our guide to how tech is…
STAT+: Google Cloud pitches ease and speed to lure health systems wary of tech changes
LAS VEGAS — Google has honed its message for hospital systems wary of moving their…
Telehealth for climate change, the latest on IBM Watson, & hospital billing transparency
You’re reading the web edition of STAT Health Tech, our guide to how tech is…
STAT+: ‘Digital health is late to the party’: Can telehealth help hospitals mitigate their carbon footprints?
As the world stares down the barrel of climate change, the health care system —…
STAT+: A CEO’s plan to monetize health data rescued from IBM Watson’s wreckage
A company being built from the ashes of IBM’s Watson Health division is launching new…
Holmes gets more than 11 years in prison for Theranos scam
A federal judge on Friday sentenced disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes to more than 11…
Cerebral’s CEO responds to concerns about prescribing pressures and telehealth safety
The three years since Cerebral’s launch have been a whirlwind. With a promise to expand…
STAT+: Amazon jumps into direct-to-consumer telehealth, launching a rival to Ro and Hims
True to its e-commerce expertise, Amazon is jumping into the world of direct-to-consumer telehealth. On…
Amazon launches new health venture, Google tests search in health care, & Maven’s $90M round
You’re reading the web edition of STAT Health Tech, our guide to how tech is…
STAT+: Maven raises $90 million for women’s and family health amid a funding drought
Women’s and family health tech startup Maven Clinic announced Monday it has raised $90 million…
STAT+: Google travels far from Silicon Valley to test the power of search tools in health care
Mile Bluff Medical Center is a long way from Silicon Valley. The 40-bed hospital is…
STAT+: Telehealth companies that prescribed controlled substances during the pandemic brace for business to change
Health tech companies that have taken advantage of the possibility to prescribe controlled substances online…
STAT+: Andreessen Horowitz partners with rural health system to give its companies a go-to pilot site
Innovative health tech startups with big ideas will not get very far if they cannot…