STAT+: In a new role at health tech startup Maven, Neel Shah wants to make sure pregnant people aren’t ‘lost’
When celebrated Boston OB-GYN Neel Shah first learned of the chance to help build a…
Category: Health Tech
STAT+: Washington’s antitrust push could limit Amazon, Google’s health care ambitions
WASHINGTON — Washington is abuzz with an ambitious new antitrust effort to rein in the…
STAT+: The health tech tracker for the third quarter: 11 pivotal industry events to watch
The third quarter will answer crucial questions about the near-term future of digital health. Will…
Demand is growing for continuous glucose monitoring for type 2 diabetes. Primary care doctors need to prepare
In the last year, Jai Smith has cycled through 13 primary care doctors. Ever since…
The WHO on ethical AI, Doximity’s ascent, & algorithms for IVF
You’re reading the web edition of Health Tech, STAT’s twice-weekly newsletter about how tech is…
STAT+: Experts debate the value of digital coaching for type 2 diabetes
Even before the pandemic drove an extreme shift toward telemedicine, diabetes care was leading the…
The digital drug horizon, details on Verily’s Baseline, & VR for burn pain
You’re reading the web edition of Health Tech, STAT’s twice-weekly newsletter about how tech is…
STAT+: 5 companies harnessing AI for drug discovery to watch
A decade ago, the business of drug discovery changed forever. Machine learning researchers were beginning…
Pervasive bias in algorithms, Pear’s SPAC, & an Amazon accelerator
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STAT+: Pear Therapeutics to go public in $1.6 billion SPAC merger
Barreling forward with its early momentum in the digital therapeutics market, Pear Therapeutics announced Tuesday…
STAT+: ‘It’s hard to know what’s trustworthy’: A new research effort aims to vet digital health data from wearables
Covid-19 upended the way clinical trials get done — and don’t get done. With in-person…
STAT+: A popular algorithm to predict sepsis misses most cases and sends frequent false alarms, study finds
It was a win win. Hospitals needed to prevent patient deaths from sepsis, a complication…
‘Nobody is catching it’: Algorithms used in hospitals nationwide are rife with bias
The algorithms carry out an array of crucial tasks: helping emergency rooms nationwide triage patients, …
Opinion: 3D bioprinting can help end organ transplant waitlists — if the FDA stops delaying
Right now, more than 100,000 Americans are waiting for organ transplants. Due to a lack…
STAT+: ‘A Lego kit for health care builders’: Jonathan Bush launches Zus with medical records in mind
Jonathan Bush is back for another act. On Thursday, the founder and former chief executive…
STAT+: Amazon has made its Covid-19 test available online, alongside a diagnostics portal for consumers
Amazon has made its FDA-cleared Covid-19 test available to consumers online, alongside a consumer diagnostics…
STAT+: The unlikely force shaping Amazon’s health plans: A veteran, doctor, and TV persona with big ideas for tech
If you know the name Vin Gupta, chances are it’s because he tends to spar…
STAT+: ‘Some very noble, some less than noble’: The growing health data marketplace sparks concern over patient privacy
The electronic health record has ushered in a golden era of precision medicine. It’s also…
Apple announces new features to share health data with doctors, track trends over time
Apple is making it easier than ever for users to make the most of the…
STAT+: One Medical eyes the full lifespan with acquisition of Medicare-focused Iora Health
One Medical announced its plan on Monday to acquire Iora Health, expanding its primary care…
STAT+: Onduo’s new exec on Google’s data skills, real-world evidence, and moving the needle on outcomes
After leading the charge at Duke University to free health care data from its silos,…
Will you accept this capital investment? Biotech and health startups bet on a strange new reality show for crowdfunding
“Mount up! Let’s hear more about this unicorn.” So begins every episode of a new…
STAT+: Carbon Health dives into digital diabetes care with virtual clinic acquisition
As health care providers large and small prepare for a transition from virtual to in-person…
STAT+: Verily’s new big hire, Amy Abernethy, on her plans to transform clinical trials — and bring in money
As personnel moves go, the hiring of Amy Abernethy by Verily is about as big…
STAT+: How CVS is tapping into its consumer expertise in a new venture fund
CVS Health recently expanded its investing efforts with the launch of the CVS Venture Fund,…
Machine learning is booming in medicine. It’s also facing a credibility crisis
The mad dash accelerated as quickly as the pandemic. Researchers sprinted to see whether artificial…
STAT+: A bootcamp for digital health executives seeks to demystify the inner-workings of the drug industry
Naomi Fried has watched the same plot unfold over and over again: A digital health…
Virtual event: How artificial intelligence is transforming health care
AI has enormous potential to improve the quality of health care, enable early diagnosis of…
A new tool tracks health disparities in the U.S. — and highlights major data gaps
Over and over, the pandemic has reinforced the reality of racial disparities in the U.S….
STAT+: ‘Underfunded and undervalued’: Ro’s acquisition of Modern Fertility puts a spotlight on health tech’s gender gap
After raising $500 million earlier this year — bringing its total funding up to $897…
‘Swept under the carpet’: When health records are held ransom, patients are the hardest hit — and last to know
Allison Savage waited years for surgery to remove the elongated bones at the base of…
STAT+: Health tech companies form a new coalition to advance the role of real-world data
On Wednesday, five health data analytics companies announced they have banded together to form an…
STAT+: As Teladoc bolsters its mental health business, competitors make their case
If Teladoc, the bigfoot of virtual care, comes poking around your turf, you’d better be…
STAT+: Google debuts an AI-powered app to analyze skin conditions
Google on Tuesday debuted an artificial intelligence-powered dermatology tool that analyzes a user’s photos, asks…
STAT+: How one startup is turning unwieldy health records into a patient-friendly platform
Once seen as the place technological innovation went to die, health records are seeing a…
Listen: Lessons from a botched pandemic response, CDC sluggishness, & the future of health tech
Can we prevent the next Covid-19? Has the CDC become too cautious? And how many…
The success of a novel scoliosis surgery hinges on when growth spurts hit. Can new tools better predict them?
Mia Schloegel was 11 when they found the curve in her spine. She was at…
Measuring blood sugar in real time is a game changer for patients — and a health tech success story
Kylene Redmond and Deb Foerster both are converts to their continuous glucose monitors, quarter-size devices…
There’s a gold rush in health tech. Here’s how the smart money stays ahead
Investors are pouring into the health tech sector, with venture funding roughly doubling in 2020….
How Cityblock Health is tapping into technology to better care for Medicaid patients
Health tech startup Cityblock Health, with its mission of delivering stepped-up primary care to Medicaid…
STAT+: ‘More Amazon and less pharmacy’: one exec on the company’s strategy for prescription drugs
Amazon’s objectives for its nascent pharmacy business are straightforward: “better selection, better convenience, and better…
STAT+: Watch: Former Google CEO Schmidt opens up on health data privacy and the future of tech in medicine
In a wide-ranging and forthcoming interview, Eric Schmidt, the former Google CEO who helped steer…
STAT+: Telehealth companies are fueling a lobbying frenzy to protect their Covid boom
WASHINGTON — Telehealth companies, flush with cash after the Covid-19 pandemic spiked both demand and…
Amazon, Salesforce execs weigh in on how tech can help with Covid — and how it can’t
For all the progress on Covid-19, we are still far from a post-pandemic world. “If…
Former Google CEO Schmidt says AI ‘will have its biggest impact’ in health care
For the myriad applications of artificial intelligence, Eric Schmidt, the onetime Google CEO, sees one…
Illumina CEO insists GRAIL merger will be good for competition, and ultimately, patients
Before the pandemic, most people had never heard of Illumina, the California-based sequencing behemoth whose…
How digital pharmacies can expand access to specialized care
Even the most aggressive proponents of telehealth must concede that while technology can open the…
From big tech to small tech: A health care visionary pushes for a patient-centric approach to technology
Each step in the career of Ashwini Zenooz is less comfortable than the last. She…
STAT+: Inside Pear’s ambitious plan to become the most dominant player in digital therapeutics
In the last six months, Pear Therapeutics has raised $100 million, inked a bevy of new…
STAT+: Why health tech companies are investing so heavily in care teams
Kristen Campbell often felt like she was treating patients without all the pieces of the…