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‘Quiet ICU’ startup CalmWave raises $5.2M to silence excessive patient alarms in hospitals

CalmWave, the Seattle health-tech startup that created a system for dealing with alarms from devices attached to patients in hospital… Read More

Can AI cure cancer? New alliance unites tech giants and big research orgs in quest for breakthroughs

Four national cancer research organizations, spearheaded by Seattle’s Fred Hutch Cancer Center, will work together in an unprecedented alliance to… Read More

98point6 hit by new layoffs in latest change at health tech startup

Seattle-based digital healthcare startup 98point6 has conducted a new round of layoffs, the company confirmed Tuesday. 98point6 did not provide… Read More

Startup building tech for patient portals spins out of Providence incubator with $20M in funding

New startup, new funding: The Providence health tech incubator has spun out Praia Health as an independent company, and the… Read More

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BirchAI, spinout from Seattle’s AI2 Incubator, acquired by health-tech company Sagility

Seattle-based BirchAI, a startup that builds software to streamline customer support for healthcare companies, announced Tuesday that it is being… Read More

Seattle startup Olamedi building platform to automate health clinic communications

A new Seattle startup led by co-founders with experience in health tech is aiming to automate communication processes for healthcare… Read More

Amazon adds new Prime benefit with One Medical virtual and in-person health care service

Almost eight months after closing its $3.9 billion acquisition of primary care company One Medical, Amazon is making health care… Read More

Patient appointment booking platform DexCare lands $75M in one of the year’s largest deals

Seattle health-tech startup DexCare announced Wednesday that it raised $75 million in fresh cash to boost the development of its healthcare… Read More

Ex-Amazon Pharmacy manager leads new startup aiming to help contractors save on medication

A new startup born out of Pioneer Square Labs in Seattle wants to help independent workers — including those who don’t… Read More

Amazon launching ‘Amazon Clinic,’ a virtual health service intended to treat a variety of conditions

Amazon is trying its hand at another healthcare service. The Seattle tech giant announced Tuesday that it’s launching “Amazon Clinic,”… Read More

Telehealth startup 98point6 raises $20M, inks deal with health system to license tech

Seattle-based 98point6 announced that it is licensing its virtual care delivery platform in a deal with Tacoma, Wash.-based MultiCare Health… Read More

Seattle teen entrepreneurs sell their health-tech startup and take a break from college

The news: Seattle entrepreneurs Sage Khanuja, 17, and Nikolas Ioannou, 18, have sold their telemedicine startup Spira to Galileo, a New York-based… Read More

Brave Care raises $10M to expand its primary and urgent care clinics for kids, grow remote services

New funding: Portland, Ore.-based pediatric health startup Brave Care raised a $10 million Series A round. How it works: Brave Care… Read More

Researchers develop health tech tool that can detect vital signs from a person’s face via video

At an international health conference this week, scientists with the University of Washington and Microsoft Research will virtually present new… Read More

98point6 launches new virtual care service to address rising demand for mental health support

Riding a wave of demand for its telemedicine technology, and reacting to U.S. adults’ increasing struggles with metal health during… Read More

COVID-19 and Trump visa ban leave South Africa biotech startup in limbo as it plots move to Seattle

Jason Haddock had big plans for the rollout of his health tech startup in the U.S. The CEO of 3X4… Read More

Report: Amazon working on Alexa-enabled device to track and measure sleep disorder

Amazon is reportedly working on a new Alexa-enabled bedside device that does more than soothe you to sleep with white… Read More

Healthtech investors on the ‘holy grail’ of remote care and a new way of thinking about health IT

Investor interest in healthcare technology is on the rise amid a pandemic that has put a spotlight on telemedicine, patient… Read More

Rep. DelBene forms medical technology caucus in Congress

Rep. Suzan DelBene — a Washington Democrat representing a region renowned for its biotech sector — formed a new medical… Read More

Health tech startup Medcurity adds $200K in funding with plans to hire and expand training

Medcurity, the Spokane, Wash.-based startup that makes it easier for healthcare organizations to comply with federal privacy and security laws,… Read More

Seattle teenagers debut SMS text alert service for COVID-19 stats, set sights on screening tool

Two University of Washington students just released a SMS COVID-19 tracker and have plans for a coronavirus screening tool. Nikolas… Read More

Bright.md raises $8M for virtual healthcare service that can help with COVID-19 related care

Bright.md raised more money for its AI-powered virtual healthcare service as the Portland, Ore.-based startup helps screen patients with COVID-19-like… Read More

Microsoft and Adaptive Biotechnologies partner to study immune response to COVID-19

Microsoft and Seattle-based Adaptive Biotechnologies announced Friday they will work together to map the immune response to COVID-19. The goal… Read More

Cardiac Insight raises $8M as sales of its wearable heartbeat sensor spike 100%

Cardiac Insight, a Bellevue, Wash. startup that makes lightweight disposable electrocardiogram (ECG) sensors and software to monitor patients’ heartbeats, has… Read More

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Scientists pursue new genetic insights for health: Inside the world of ‘deep mutational scanning’

It has been nearly two decades since scientists accomplished the first complete sequencing of the human genome. This historic moment… Read More

Healthcare tech company Accolade reportedly hires banks ahead of potential IPO

Accolade is taking steps toward going public later this year, according to a new report. CNBC reported that the healthcare… Read More

Portland medtech company Sonivate raises cash for ‘ultrasound by touch’ devices

New funding: Medical device startup Sonivate is raising cash to fund its efforts to make ultrasound devices that fit on… Read More

Geek of the Week: UW’s Justin Chan uses computer science skills to democratize medical devices

Whenever Justin Chan visited a hospital, he was surprised to see the physically large and expensive devices that are rolled… Read More

Y Combinator grad Brave Care raises another $5.2M for tech-fueled urgent care service for kids

Brave Care is attracting so much investor attention that it didn’t even need to pitch at Y Combinator Demo Day.… Read More

Medical device startup Sterifre nabs $8M to launch sterilization technology

Sterifre Medical raised an $8 million round to fuel development of products that rapidly disinfect healthcare devices, bringing the startup’s… Read More

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