STAT+: A disrupting force, or ‘just another mail order pharmacy’? How Amazon Pharmacy stacks up a year after launching
It was the launch that sent pharmacy stocks into a tailspin. Within hours of Amazon…
Category: Health Tech
Hacking third-party apps, Amazon’s lobbying strategy, & FDA’s next steps on AI
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STAT+: STAT+ Conversation: Delving into digital biomarkers
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STAT+: Amazon is beefing up its health care lobbying operation
WASHINGTON — Amazon is bulking up its efforts to influence health care policy at the…
STAT+: UnitedHealthcare launches a virtual-first health insurance plan as hybrid care gains steam
The pandemic prompted a mad dash to figure out how to deliver health care virtually….
STAT+: ‘I don’t know anybody who wants their health disrupted’: Ken Frazier steps out in new venture capital role
Former Merck CEO Ken Frazier, famous for building the drugmaker into one of the world’s…
STAT+: The new vision for the now-merged Doctor on Demand and Grand Rounds begins to take shape
In May, two privately held health tech startups — Doctor on Demand and Grand Rounds…
STAT+: ‘My jaw dropped’: Basic security flaws in third-party apps leave millions of patient records at risk
In the last year, cyberattacks on hospitals have surged, putting a spotlight on the need…
STAT+: Illuminating the black box: Five ways the FDA could build transparency into AI devices
Artificial intelligence tools in health care should be safe and effective. They should be fair…
Noom steps into mental health, Big Health inks a big deal, & a new virtual care startup on the block
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STAT+: A new startup ventures to make its mark in the virtual primary care market
As the digital health sector teems with new entrants, another virtual care startup is stepping…
STAT+: Buoyed by its popular weight loss app, Noom enters the crowded field of digital mental health
Five months ago, weight loss company Noom announced $540 million in funding, dwarfing its previous…
STAT+: Big Health scores a novel deal to bring its digital therapeutics to an entire country
Part of the allure of software-based medical treatments is the possibility of reaching people in…
STAT+: 5 health tech startups working to address chronic pain without opioids
As the country grapples with both the Covid-19 pandemic and the ongoing opioid crisis, chronic…
STAT+: Devoted Health raises a record $1.2 billion to expand care for older Americans
It is an extraordinary amount of money at an extraordinary time. Devoted Health, a startup…
In digital health, Series A has become the new Series B
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A nonprofit app marketplace & tales from a tele-ICU
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STAT+: Carbon Health pushes further into home care with remote monitoring purchase
On a buying streak, hybrid care company Carbon Health on Tuesday purchased Alertive Healthcare, a…
STAT+: First they targeted generic drugs. Now a group of hospitals wants to build a better digital health marketplace
It’s one of the biggest market failures in modern medicine. The lack of a widely…
At a rural ICU, Covid-19’s summer surge put telehealth to the test
On the surface, there’s little about Whitfield Regional Hospital that would make it a safety…
STAT+: The health tech tracker for the fourth quarter: the decisive industry events to watch
Winter may be coming (again), but the digital health sector remains red-hot. Fueled by fresh…
STAT+: Why the medical AI company Dascena hopes hard evidence will separate it from its rivals
Think of it as digital health’s chicken and egg problem. Which comes first: national distribution…
A new surgical robot is smaller, nimbler, and cheaper, its maker claims. But will it be better for patients?
The surgical robot market, long dominated by one company, has a new entrant hoping to…
Telehealth has rapidly expanded. But companies are still struggling to reach rural populations
Despite the wide-ranging expansion of telehealth in the past year, there is still a broad…
A new study points to the power of wearables to predict even presymptomatic infections, suggesting use one day against Covid-19
A new study that infected willing participants with common cold and flu viruses provides the…
Watch: The tedious process of training computers to think, explained
Artificial intelligence may seem like some amorphous, all-knowing entity that could outperform humans at even…
Behind Epic’s algorithm to detect sepsis before it progresses
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STAT+: Epic’s sepsis algorithm is going off the rails in the real world. The use of these variables may explain why
In marketing materials and internal documents, national electronic health record vendor Epic Systems has touted…
STAT+: ‘It’s never one-size-fits all’: Health tech leaders look to design to make care more equitable
At the opening of each of her clinics, there’s a moment when Carolyn Witte, the…
STAT+: The ‘Great Resignation’ could be health tech’s next big sales pitch
Innovative health companies hoping to boost sales are playing into one of the biggest fears…
The FDA makes data moves & inside the Theranos trial
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DTx startup takes on a childhood eye disease & Jonathan Bush on the Cures Act
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STAT+: Stanford spins out a company to tap old patient data to answer new questions
A company is launching out of Stanford University on Wednesday to tackle one of the…
STAT+: Digital health measures are gaining traction, but research on privacy and ethics is lagging
A catalyzing new review found virtually no research into ethics, security, and data rights of…
Elizabeth Holmes trial set to resume, with more insider testimony
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‘I can still feel it’: New arm amputation surgery makes a ‘phantom’ hand seem real
“Can you give me a thumbs up?” the surgeon asks Jerry Majetich, an Iraq War…
STAT+: After a decade at Facebook and Google, a tech exec tries his hand at drug development
After building Facebook’s search bar into a pivotal part of its platform, Tom Stocky is…
An Alphabet spinout faces the ultimate test
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A startup delivers mental health care to those missed by the unicorns
The explosion of investor interest in behavioral health startups has minted an expanding list of…
STAT+: Inside Verily’s make-or-break push to turn its most promising ideas into profits
It’s a make or break moment for Verily, as the sprawling Google offshoot rapidly accelerates…
The telehealth revolution is still in its nascent stages
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STAT+: Cityblock Health raises another mega-round of funding, tipping its valuation over $5 billion
Cityblock Health, a startup using technology to deliver well-rounded primary care to people covered by…
Lyra tackles alcohol use disorder and other mental health conditions
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STAT+: The next front in the health care cloud wars
After a mad rush to roll out telehealth offerings during the pandemic, the value of…
Elizabeth Holmes on trial, an e-prescribing glitch, & Uber invades Texas
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STAT+: STAT+ Conversation: Theranos returns
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What to watch for as the long-awaited Elizabeth Holmes fraud trial unfolds
After two delays, two documentaries, and enough podcast hours to fill even the longest of…
STAT+: 4 ways Elizabeth Holmes could win over a jury
Elizabeth Holmes may be guilty in the minds of millions who consumed the best-selling book,…
Verily and Mayo Clinic team up on a tool to support clinicians
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STAT+: The Theranos scandal cast a pall over self-testing. The pandemic is giving the industry another shot
This could have been Elizabeth Holmes’ moment. When the then-19-year-old founded Theranos in 2003, she…