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…
Category: medical technology
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,…
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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+: 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…
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…
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+: 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…
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…
STAT+: Amazon Care signs first customer for burgeoning health business
Amazon Care signed its first enterprise customer this week, a significant milestone as the virtual-first…
The editor of digital health’s newest journal wants to democratize medicine with data
As an ICU physician, Leo Anthony Celi knows the immense power health data can hold….
Opinion: STAT+: How the FDA’s ‘master plan’ will affect NIH funding for digital medicine projects
The term B.C. took on a new meaning — Before Covid — last year when…
STAT+: 5 startups seizing the moment to shake up the electronic health record industry
The road to shake up the health record industry is littered with failures. But a…
STAT+: Uber names a new head of its growing health business
Uber hailed a new lead for its expanding health business on Thursday, naming Caitlin Donovan…
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AI caught a hidden problem in one patient’s heart. Can it work for others?
Somewhere in Peter Maercklein’s heartbeat was an abnormality no one could find. He survived a…
STAT+: Accolade to acquire PlushCare as telehealth competition intensifies
In a bid to beef up the services it can provide directly to customers, Accolade…
STAT+: With $12 million in new funding, data-syncing platform Seqster takes aim at health records
If health tech challenges were mountains, patient medical records would be a kind of Everest,…
A new crop of medical devices are trying to hack the vagus nerve to treat disease
The vagus nerve, also known as the “wandering nerve,” winds a path all around your…
STAT+: More surveillance is coming to the operating room. Surgeons warn that’s risky
Much of what happens in the operating room is shrouded in mystery: The patient goes…
Opinion: FDA: make medical apps reliable, not risky
The fear of Covid-19 catapulted symptom checkers from the periphery of public attention to the…
STAT+: The future of voice tech in medicine is here. Can reality live up to the promise?
Microsoft’s high-profile of acquisition of Nuance Communications is a seeming win for patients and providers….
STAT+: In a sharp rebuke, health officials toss Trump-era proposal to exempt medical AI tools from review
In a searing rebuke, the Biden administration is formally withdrawing a last-minute proposal by the…
Glucose monitors revolutionized diabetes care. Now digital health startups want to bring them to the masses
For the 1.6 million people in America living with type 1 diabetes, a continuous glucose…
Opinion: Looking back at 15 years of sharing viral genomes to forge ahead
Anniversaries represent an opportunity for revisiting the past to make a leap forward. I’m using…
STAT+: Heralding a ‘societal transformation’ in health care, Mayo Clinic launches two companies to harness patient data
Mayo Clinic is forming a pair of companies to collect and analyze data from remote…
Opinion: Building the perfect wearable for clinical trials
The pace of innovation in wearable technology has never been faster. As often as once…
STAT+: Microsoft to buy Nuance Communications for $19.7 billion
Microsoft announced on Monday that it has agreed to acquire Burlington-based artificial intelligence and technology…
STAT+: Amazon established a foothold in diagnostics during Covid-19. Now it’s doubling down
Vin Gupta’s hiring in January 2020 could not have come at a better time for…
Google is exploring a health record tool for patients
After 13 years, Google is coming back for patient health records. The tech giant has…
STAT+: Digital pharmacy startup Thirty Madison taps former Lilly exec as president
After nearly three decades working at two of the world’s pharmaceutical giants, Michelle Carnahan is…
STAT+: ‘Here to stay’: How the pandemic helped build a burgeoning home testing industry
Just a few years ago, the idea of at-home testing was practically antithetical to Caesar…