Articles about Healthcare – Page 5 of 7

Microsoft partners with Adaptive Biotech on AI-driven blood test to diagnose dozens of diseases at once

The human immune system is incredibly complex and incredibly smart. Your immune system knows when you’re getting sick, sometimes days,… Read More

Report: Providence considering merger that would create the biggest health system in the country

News Brief: Seattle-based Providence St. Joseph Health and St. Louis-based Ascension Health are in talks about a potential merger, according… Read More

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CVS, Amazon and the ‘mass freak-out’: How tech is reshaping the healthcare industry

In October, something fairly normal happened: CNBC reported that Amazon might disrupt yet another industry, pharmaceuticals. The tech giant was… Read More

Amazon’s flirtation with pharmaceuticals may have driven CVS to acquire health insurer Aetna for $69B

CVS is buying one of the nation’s largest health insurance companies, Aetna, for $69 billion, and analysts and observers say… Read More

Inside Seattle Children’s landmark $1B campaign to cure childhood cancer and other diseases

It’s an exciting time to be studying cures for cancer. New technology like cutting-edge immunotherapy treatments are opening doors to… Read More

Washington state’s life sciences industry has a talent crisis — and the tech sector is partly to blame

Washington State’s life sciences sector has historically been strong, even among the best in the nation. Industries like medicine, research… Read More

‘Alexa, tell me about my blood glucose:’ Health tech startup Wellpepper wins Alexa Diabetes Challenge

Type 2 Diabetes has become a health crisis in the U.S. The rate of type 2 diabetes has nearly doubled… Read More

Working Geek: Swatee Surve’s startup uses video games to help people manage chronic health conditions

Swatee Surve is reimagining the way patients manage chronic health conditions and keep their healthcare providers up-to-date. That’s the mission… Read More

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Health Tech Podcast: An Uber for house calls? How tech is reinventing doctor’s appointments

Think about the last time you saw a doctor. Chances are you had to wait days, weeks or months for… Read More

BetterDoctor partners with Washington state to bring tech solutions to health insurance exchange

BetterDoctor, a San-Francisco-based startup, announced Monday that it will partner with the Washington Health Benefit Exchange to improve Washington Healthplanfinder,… Read More

Pivot Health aims to disrupt healthcare hiring with new tech-fueled job matching platform

Hiring and job searching are both difficult tasks — and in the healthcare world, those tasks are even harder. Clinical workers… Read More

Swisslog Healthcare acquires Talyst Systems, will develop pharmacy software at Seattle-area office

Talyst Systems, a provider of software tools for pharmacies, was acquired Tuesday by medical supply management specialist Swisslog Healthcare. Talyst Systems’… Read More

Czech student team wins 2017 Microsoft Imagine Cup with innovative approach to manage diabetes

And the winner of Microsoft’s 2017 Imagine Cup is … X.GLU, a team of student developers from the Czech Republic… Read More

A secret Amazon team is reportedly working on disruptive healthcare tech

Amazon is on a mission to disrupt everything from retail to data storage to entertainment media, so it should come… Read More

Tech Moves: Amazon reportedly hires Box health tech exec; Bizible adds Inside Social founder as VP; and more

Amazon has hired health technology executive Missy Krasner, the VP and managing director of healthcare and life sciences at cloud… Read More

Bright.md raises $8M for AI-powered remote healthcare service with ‘virtual physician assistant’

Bright.md is raising more cash for its tech-fueled virtual healthcare service that aims to improve care for patients and reduce… Read More

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Here are improvements this health tech startup wants to see in the healthcare reform bill

As many folks in Washington, D.C. have learned over the past decade, healthcare is complicated. But even though it’s a… Read More

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Health Tech Podcast: This startup is tackling one of healthcare’s biggest challenges with a tiny gadget

Taking a pill isn’t very hard for most people. But remembering you need to take a pill? That’s a bit… Read More

The Amazon of healthcare? Accolade unveils AI platform and app that personalize healthcare assistance

If there’s a master list of tech buzzwords somewhere in the world, “intelligence” would be pretty near the top. Mike… Read More

Qliance healthcare startup cites lender fraud for sudden shutdown as patients are left in the lurch

Qliance Medical Management — a Seattle-based healthcare startup originally backed by investors including Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, TV personality Drew Carey and… Read More

One Medical opens new tech-driven, membership-based primary care center in Seattle

Alternatives to the traditional healthcare system are becoming more popular than ever, and one of those alternatives is expanding to the Seattle… Read More

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How cutting-edge genetic tests for kids are creating a conundrum for parents

We often think of genetic mutations as ominous, life-threatening mistakes in our biology. But the reality is actually much different:… Read More

Ventec Life Systems raises $7M to bring portable life-support system to market

Imagine for a moment that your spouse, parent or child has been diagnosed with a life-changing condition. They need constant… Read More

Seattle entrepreneurs unveil Pillsy, a smart pill bottle that helps patients stay on top of medication

Taking medication on a schedule seems like it should be simple. You have one pill with breakfast and another with dinner,… Read More

Mpirica Health raises $4.6M for hospital-ranking platform, a ‘batting average’ for surgeries

One of the first things we do when deciding where to buy a house or what company to work for is… Read More

Healthcare tech company Accolade integrates family leave assistance with new partnership

Accolade, a healthcare technology company led by the two founders of Concur, announced Monday that it is partnering with Memphis-based… Read More

Seattle health leaders say proposed NIH budget cuts are ‘devastating’ and will cost patient lives

President Donald Trump released his blueprint for the 2018 federal budget on Thursday. It included deep cuts to a number… Read More

Accolade healthcare company partners with virtual doctor service Teladoc

It’s a situation every parent faces at some point. Their child has a pinkeye infection for the fifth time. They… Read More

New $200M fund, raised by former Gates advisors, will invest in genomics and digital health innovations

If you were handed a check for $200 million, what would you invest it in? Two Seattle investors, both with… Read More

Curatio aims to improve health through first-ever social network for patients

For people struggling with a disease or a chronic health condition, more than just their physical health is at stake. These… Read More