STAT+: Talkspace names a new CEO as its stock price continues to struggle
Following a year of executive shakeups and business rejiggering, Talkspace’s third quarter earnings came with…
Category: Health Tech
Elizabeth Holmes awaits sentencing after bid for new trial fails
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A federal judge rejected a bid for a new trial…
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STAT+: Microsoft’s note-taking tool asks doctors to make a grand bargain: Share patient data, and get your life back
The artificial intelligence system is a dream for many doctors: It records their conversations with…
When it comes to caring for underserved patients, health tech is still figuring out what success looks like
For startups and investors aiming to bring health technology to underserved populations, evidence of impact…
Telehealth startups prescribing ketamine at home are stirring concern
Since the late ’90s, Kathy Wallace has been battling major depression with a series of…
Online requests for medication abortions spiked after the Dobbs decision
There was a staggering increase in requests for abortion pills through telemedicine in the months…
Twitter has spent years trying to combat health misinformation. Will Musk’s takeover make that harder?
In the years since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, many health-care professionals have turned…
Opinion: Hospitals need to make their websites as accessible as their physical spaces
It would be anathema for a health care facility in the U.S. to have a…
STAT+: How experts think we can put health data back ‘in the hands of the patient’
Two decades ago, the Bush administration threw a wrench in health data privacy, making it…
Virtual Event: Can We Share Health Data and Not Be Evil?
Editor’s note: A livestream of the conversation will be embedded below at 1 p.m. ET….
STAT+: Pharma companies are investing in online prescribing. Who’s keeping watch?
Over the course of the pandemic, online prescribing has been embraced as a powerful tool…
Opinion: Better access to PET scans can help reduce racial inequities in Alzheimer’s disease
While many Americans are familiar with the devastating impact of Alzheimer’s disease, few understand the…
STAT+: Epic’s overhaul of a flawed algorithm shows why AI oversight is a life-or-death issue
Epic, the nation’s dominant seller of electronic health records, was bracing for a catastrophe. It…
STAT+: As AI grows in medical image analysis, concern about building trust with doctors grows too
In 2018, the researcher Pranav Rajpurkar was working on an algorithm that could find blood…
STAT+: Large insurer’s decision to cover some prescription digital therapies may be a milestone for app makers
A large commercial insurer’s decision to cover a controversial class of software-based treatments for psychiatric…
Opinion: STAT+: How digital health innovators can successfully navigate evolving FDA regulations
In the rapidly changing landscape of digital health, innovation has often outpaced regulations, especially for…
STAT+: Alphabet’s AI predicted the structure of 200 million proteins. Can it really speed up drug discovery?
Every two years since 1994, scientists have come together for an experiment — better described…
STAT+: As small-town telepharmacies struggle to stay open, national chains eye an opportunity
In February 2019, the town of Albion, Ind. — population 2,500 — welcomed its first…
STAT+: Health plans say texting could help reach underserved patients. But a federal rule is getting in their way
Health plans trying to reach low-income and underserved customers say they’re being stymied by a…
Call it data liberation day: Patients can now access all their health records digitally
The American Revolution had July 4. The allies had D-Day. And now U.S. patients, held…
STAT+: Alzheimer’s clinical trials have a recruitment problem. Telehealth platform Ro thinks it can help
Telehealth company Ro has reached an agreement with the National Institute on Aging to create…
Opinion: Interoperability can’t wait: Don’t delay information blocking rules
Interoperability is a word you seldom hear uttered outside the health care sector (though there…
STAT+: The Q4 health tech tracker: 17 key industry events and milestones to watch
Health tech companies and their backers are increasingly cautious as they brace for uncertain market…
Epic’s overhauled sepsis model, Verily’s close FDA ties, & AI for biopsies
You’re reading the web edition of STAT Health Tech, our guide to how tech is…
STAT+: At Verily, a growing line of business builds on a revolving door to the FDA
After years spent building a seemingly slapdash set of medical initiatives, Verily seems to have…
To prevent unnecessary biopsies, scientists train an AI model to predict breast cancer risk from MRI scans
A biopsy that turns out to have benign results can be a relief. But in…
STAT+: Epic overhauls popular sepsis algorithm criticized for faulty alarms
Epic Systems has revamped its widely criticized sepsis prediction model in a bid to improve…
FDA moves on AI tools, bionic pancreas research, & equity in digital therapeutics
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STAT+: Health app companies wrestle with how to design studies to prove treatments work
For companies that have spent years developing interactive technologies to help treat disease, the tricky…
A bionic pancreas aims to take the math out of managing type 1 diabetes
For people living with type 1 diabetes, it pays to be good at math. Keeping…
STAT+: A ‘disaster’, or a ‘clear path’ forward?: New FDA guidance on AI in medicine sparks strong reactions
New guidance from the Food and Drug Administration is triggering strong reaction from researchers and…
In new guidance, FDA says AI tools to warn of sepsis should be regulated as devices
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday published a list of artificial intelligence tools…
Google’s hospital play, Optum’s data shakeup, & the call for more telehealth oversight
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STAT+: Top FDA official acknowledges agency’s slow process for reviewing health app updates
The Food and Drug Administration’s approach to reviewing updates to software products is far slower…
STAT+: Google and Fitbit launch new cloud tools to help hospitals use wearables
Google Cloud and Fitbit are rolling out a new offering they hope will ease some…
STAT+: Zuckerberg, Chan want new Harvard institute to answer questions about the brain and AI
For the first time since gifting Harvard University $500 million to launch a new research institute,…
Shakeup with Optum’s health data licensing sparks an outcry among scientists
A move by Optum to change longstanding practices for licensing data to academic institutions has…
New Signify details, out-of-state telehealth use, and Fitbits to study brain exercise
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STAT+: New details on Apple Watch study emphasize Medicaid enrollment
Newly published details about a high-profile Apple Watch study calls it “a priority” to recruit…
Can blockchain solve health care’s security problems? The financial industry offers a valuable case study
This story has been excerpted from the STAT Report, “STAT’s guide to blockchain in health…
Epic hits a crossroads, judge rules on UnitedHealth’s Change bid, & Meta faces health data pressure
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STAT+: Minimal compliance, or meaningful change? Epic faces a crossroads as new rules put pressure on health data sharing
In the business of selling record-keeping software to hospitals, Epic Systems is breaking away from…
Meta faces mounting questions from Congress on health data privacy as hospitals remove Facebook tracker
Meta is facing mounting questions about its access to sensitive medical data following a Markup…
STAT+: Savvier buyers threaten mental health tech’s momentum
When the pandemic exposed long-festering problems around access to mental health care, many organizations started…
Pharma leans into telehealth, Flo’s anonymous mode arrives, and clever digital deals
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Opinion: 6 tactics to make artificial intelligence work on the frontlines
Artificial intelligence is a transformative tool in the workplace — except when it isn’t. For…
These 3 startups are trying to improve diversity in clinical trials, a challenge experts say will take more than just tech
A host of health tech startups and companies are advertising their apps and platforms as…
Tell us about your experience with telehealth linked to pharma companies
Drug ads have long tried to influence patients’ medical choices, directing them to “ask your…
STAT+: ‘This is pharma’s dream’: How drugmakers are turning telehealth into a marketing gold mine
A familiar refrain echoes through drug ads in the United States. It’s heard at the…
An exclusive chat with Talking with Google’s Ivor Horn and the details on Verily’s $1 billion round
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