Jury finds Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes guilty of fraud
Elizabeth Holmes, the former Theranos CEO who promised to revolutionize medicine but whose company collapsed…
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STAT+: Three missing pieces the digital therapeutics sector needs to succeed in 2022
Smartphone apps aren’t a default way of managing diabetes — not yet, anyway. Though telehealth…
Opinion: Managing mental health tech’s blitzscaling blind spots
Pro basketball player Giannis Antetokounmpo told GQ magazine last month that he and most of…
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STAT+: Oracle to buy electronic health records giant Cerner for $28.3 billion
In what will be the year’s largest deal in health tech, software giant Oracle has…
STAT+: Prescription apps to treat disease face uncertainty as they fight for insurance coverage
In August, Pear Therapeutics, the company at the forefront of creating prescription software to treat…
Newly public health tech startups struggle, a ticking clock for Talkspace, & decentralized depression trial
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STAT+: Medicine’s first autonomous AI could prevent blindness due to diabetes — if it can reach those most in need
Once feared as a job-erasing technology devoid of clinical nuance, autonomous artificial intelligence in medicine…
STAT+: Health tech’s sky-high projections in 2021 have already been punctured
The health technology sector has seen extraordinary enthusiasm among private and public investors this year….
Telehealth’s 2021 report card & CVS leans on digital health
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Digital pills for PrEP & Holmes testimony on Theranos comes to a close
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Opinion: Gatekeepers need to tame ‘Wild West’ of mental health and other digital health therapeutics
From individuals to employers, there’s growing interest in using digital services to help people work…
Pear makes it stock market debut & telehealth players lock arms
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STAT+: ‘A multi-decade journey’: Chan Zuckerberg Initiative invests another $3.4 billion to advance scientific tools
As Mark Zuckerberg aims to build his social network empire into the foundation for a…
STAT+: Carbon Health launches a program for continuous glucose monitoring to curb diabetes risk
In April, endocrinologist Calvin Wu described how his company, Steady Health, was making use of…
Docs pitch the C-suite on tech & why telehealth pricing matters
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STAT+: Artificial intelligence is making a pitch to transform radiology. Will it pay off for hospitals?
For radiologists working today, the specter of artificial intelligence is inescapable. In the past year,…
Holmes admits to misstep & Amazon scores a big health cloud client
Holmes admits to one key misstep in Theranos debacle Since Elizabeth Holmes first took the…
Elizabeth Holmes testifies, Athenahealth acquisition 2.0, and Epic’s sepsis alert overload
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Talkspace’s leadership exodus leaves behind pressing questions — and a pile of cash
Talkspace, the teletherapy app that went public in a splashy SPAC merger earlier this year,…
STAT+: Private equity firms to acquire Athenahealth for $17 billion
Athenahealth, the Watertown-based electronic health records company, said Monday that it will be acquired for…
STAT+: Verily’s Amy Abernethy hints at clinical trial blueprint for 2022
Verily’s quest to become a major player in the life sciences has resulted in a…
Telehealth for PTSD, SPAC sadness, & FDA clears VR
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STAT+: Generate Biomedicines raises $370m and plans to increase workforce sixfold
Cambridge biotech Generate Biomedicines said Thursday it has raised $370 million in venture capital from…
A telehealth effort to treat PTSD and bipolar disorder in rural areas showed ‘huge gains.’ Now comes the hard part
A multiyear effort to pipe big-city mental health providers to rural communities over video accomplished…
STAT+: ‘It’s going to set the bar pretty high’: A path forward for trusted AI in breast cancer risk prediction
As the role of artificial intelligence grows in medicine, one of the leading concerns is…
Opinion: Texting saved lives during Covid. What does that mean for health care’s future?
Despite the ongoing push to increase the number of vaccinated people in the U.S., about…
STAT+: 5 health tech startups targeting the Medicaid population to watch
When it comes to new opportunities, health tech companies tend to follow the money. That…
‘You need a whole team’: How a virtual mentoring program has helped bring care closer to rural patients
By the time Sanjeev Arora’s patient had trekked the 200 miles to his office to…
Opinion: Preventing market failure in brain health: Moving toward fixes in investment, operations, and governance
The world is in the midst an escalating global crisis of brain health, by which…
STAT+: Can David Feinberg fix Cerner? The new CEO of an electronic health record giant faces fresh threats
In many ways, David Feinberg was an unconventional choice to lead Cerner, one of the…
STAT+: ‘The beginning of a long journey’: A progress report on Big Retail’s ambitions in health care
When Mark Wahlberg helped ring in the grand opening of Walmart’s second health clinic in…
STAT+: STAT+ Conversation: Intelligence about artificial intelligence
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A smart knee implant promises to ‘help write the future of orthopedic technology.’ Surgeons aren’t so sure
Last month, surgeons implanted the first of a new, souped-up knee implant, developed by Zimmer…
STAT+: The stirrings of revolt: Hospitals nationwide are sidestepping health record giants to better harness patient data
A small group of software vendors has largely controlled the flow of patient data in…
STAT+: 3 pressing questions on 23andMe’s pivot into primary care
The genetic testing company 23andMe said Friday it will acquire the telehealth and pharmacy startup…
STAT+: Amid a health tech consolidation wave, Everly Health acquires fertility startup Natalist
Riding a wave of consolidation in virtual care, home diagnostics brand Everly Health on Thursday…
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…
Hacking third-party apps, Amazon’s lobbying strategy, & FDA’s next steps on AI
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Opinion: Insurers should cover energy costs for prescribed medical equipment
Some Americans working from home during the pandemic noticed sizable increases in their monthly electric…
STAT+: STAT+ Conversation: Delving into digital biomarkers
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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…
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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