December 01, 2019 | by Anca Spanu

American Well is buying Aligned Telehealth to tackle mental health issues

National telehealth leader American Well® announced November 7th it has signed a definitive

American Well is buying Aligned Telehealth — December 01, 2019

American Well is buying Aligned Telehealth to tackle mental health issues

National telehealth leader American Well® announced November 7th it has signed a definitive
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Google acquires Fitbit — December 01, 2019

Google has bought Fitbit to compete in the consumer health market

Google has used $2.1 billion of its parent company Alphabet’s reserves to acquire Fitbit, in
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baby monitor app — September 27, 2019

Northwestern Medicine launches app allowing parents to monitor their newly born

A Chicago hospital is hoping to relieve the anxiety of parents of newborns placed in intensive
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Data Breaches — July 30, 2019

A Third Of U.S. Healthcare Organizations Experienced Data Breaches in 2018

Data breaches and security of information continue to pose headaches for the U.S. healthcare
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Global VC Funding — July 23, 2019

Global VC Funding For Digital Health Sets New Half Year Record

Following on a strong performance in 2018, global venture capital funding for digital health
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Mobile MRI — June 25, 2019

The ultimate guide to Mobile MRI machines

Mobile magnetic resonance imaging systems (MRIs) are a complete and flexible solution in the
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cancer detection — June 02, 2019

Google AI better at finding lung cancer than doctors

Google and researchers from various medical centers, including Northwestern University in Illinois
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drone organ delivery — May 08, 2019

The first ever drone organ delivery resulting in a transplant, a success

In a first-ever advance in human medicine and transplantation, an unmanned aircraft has delivered
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Healthcare Cybersecurity — May 07, 2019

U.S. Healthcare Cybersecurity Market to Reach $8.70 Billion by 2023

It is now almost universally accepted that the future of healthcare lies in artificial
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imaware at home blood testing — April 26, 2019

[Podcast] The rise of personalized healthcare through home blood testing

Listen to the latest episode of the Healthcare Weekly Podcast as Codrin Arsene talks to Jani
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ADA tools — March 29, 2019

Google launches accessibility tool to turn speech into text

Google has reached new levels with the launch of its latest speech recognition technology. The
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Apple Watch health data — March 19, 2019

University of Michigan Studies How Apple Watch Can Help Predict Disease

The University of Michigan has launched a study to discover whether data collected on Apple Watch,
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Cleveland Clinic AI — March 16, 2019

Cleveland Clinic Launches Artificial Intelligence Center

Cleveland Clinic has launched a new Center for Clinical Artificial Intelligence (AI) whose aim is
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Cedars-Sinai Alexa — March 09, 2019

Cedars-Sinai Pilots Alexa-powered Solution For Patients At Cedars-Sinai

More than a 100 patients at Cedars-Sinai can now use an Alexa-powered platform known as Aiva to
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virtual reality healthcare — March 03, 2019

Virtual Reality Innovations Revolutionizing Healthcare in 2019

Believe it or not, virtual reality is not just a ‘fad’ or the next big trend and many
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UW Medicine data security — March 02, 2019

Data Breach Exposes 1 Million Health Information Records At UW Medicine

The personal health information of nearly 1 million University of Washington (UW) Medicine
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electronic health record — February 23, 2019

Medstar and AMA Tackle Usability Issues Tied To EHR Systems

Physicians have frequently vented their frustrations with inefficient electronic health record
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Leidos and Mayo Clinic — February 21, 2019

Leidos, Mayo Clinic Team Up To Build Tech Accelerator For Innovation

Scientific engineering giant, Leidos and Mayo Clinic have announced a strategic collaboration to
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Cybersecurity — February 20, 2019

Cybersecurity, Privacy Top Health Industry’s List Of Priorities

Cybersecurity, privacy and security topped a list of priorities for healthcare workers and vendor
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Robotic Surgery system — February 02, 2019

Southern Illinois Healthcare unveils New Robotic System For Surgeries

The Southern Illinois Healthcare Memorial Hospital of Carbondale (SIH) has acquired a new
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Telemedicine — January 31, 2019

Number Of Americans Visiting Doctors’ Offices Falls As Telemedicine Surges

The number of Americans visiting physicians’ offices fell between 2015 and 2016 according to a
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Planned Parenthood — January 30, 2019

Planned Parenthood Targets Teens With New Chatbot

Health-services group, Planned Parenthood has launched a new chatbot designed to answer young
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Hospital Website — January 29, 2019

4 Things You Should Know About Redesigning Your Hospital Website

There are many factors that need to be taken into consideration when redesigning your hospital
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Cerner — January 20, 2019

Cerner Looks To Third Party Developers To Grow Its EHR System

Cerner Corporation, a supplier of health information technology solutions, says it will open up
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CES 2019 — January 19, 2019

Best health gadgets displayed at CES 2019

Every year since 1967, the whole world turns its attention to the Consumer Electronics Show (CES),
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PeaceHealth — January 07, 2019

PeaceHealth Acquires ZOOM+Care For Undisclosed Amount

PeaceHealth has signed a definitive agreement to acquire on-demand healthcare startup ZOOM+Care
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January 03, 2019

3M Buys M*Modal’s Technology Business For $1 Billion

U.S. conglomerate 3M announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire M*Modal’s
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Apple Watch — January 02, 2019

Apple Watch’s ECG Feature Now Live

Apple launched the Apple Watch Series 4 in September, with the new, much-awaited capability of
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December 18, 2018

New VR Training Program from Johnson & Johnson

Johnson & Johnson’s advanced VR training modules are designed to give doctors access to a
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colorectal cancer — November 08, 2018

More Colorectal Cancer Screening Tests for Illinois’ Vulnerable Populations

The University of Chicago Medicine’s Center for Asian Health Equity (CAHE) is on a mission to
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Smart Health Solutions — November 08, 2018

Thai City, Khon Kaen Launches Innovative Smart Health Solutions

Khon Kaen City, the ninth largest municipality in Thailand, has come up with a smart health
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Ambra Health — November 06, 2018

Ambra Health on a Quest to Make Imaging More Accessible With First iOS App

Ambra Health has launched its first iOS mobile app, which it says was designed with ease of
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November 05, 2018

2018 Nobel Laureates Contribute to Better, More Compassionate Medicine

2018’s Nobel Prize winners are working towards improving an individual’s overall health,
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Nvidia — November 05, 2018

Scripps, Nvidia Announce Partnership on AI, Deep Learning Best Practices

Scripps Research Translational Institute and Nvidia are partnering to develop artificial
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DarioHealth — November 03, 2018

DarioHealth’s System Now Compatible With Latest iPhones

With mobile phone technologies changing ever so rapidly, companies offering digital health
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Playbook — November 01, 2018

AMA Launches Playbook To Help Physicians Understand Digital Health Better

The American Medical Association (AMA) has launched a playbook to help physicians successfully
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October 31, 2018

VR Holds Promise For Stroke Patients

Physiotherapy for stroke patients can often be a physically and emotionally draining exercise, but
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virtual mental health — October 25, 2018

A Chicago Startup Brings Virtual Mental Health Services to Clinics

A Chicago startup is trying to fight the country’s mental health crisis with
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interoperability — October 24, 2018

National Academy of Medicine Publication Pleads for Healthcare System Interoperability

To function properly, the healthcare industry has to meet some very important conditions. It needs
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Novartis — October 24, 2018

Healthcare Trends: Novartis’ Biome is a Global Digital Innovation Network

The healthcare system needs to become fully digital as soon as possible. Even though the start has
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Ada Health — October 23, 2018

Ada Health Launches Free AI-Enabled Self-Check Up App

Ada Health, has partnered with Fondation Botnar, a Swiss foundation, to launch a free artificial
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Nobel laureates — October 21, 2018

2018 Nobel Laureates’ Contribute to Better, More Compassionate Medicine

Principles of antique medicine say a healthy body is not enough, one must also have a sane mind.
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Heartbeat — October 17, 2018

Heartbeat Wants To Make Visiting A Physician Fun Again

The buzzwords in healthcare sector are “wearables” and “smartphone apps,” but a New York
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Blackberry — October 16, 2018

Blackberry Takes Strides In Healthcare With Blockchain Solution

Blockchain solution at the core of Blackberry’s strategy Blackberry announced partnerships with
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October 15, 2018

Illinois Hospital Property Tax Exemption

The Illinois Supreme Court decided that nonprofit hospitals will receive a property tax exemption.
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October 15, 2018

Shopping for Healthcare

More and more people, especially millennials, are comparing healthcare services and products using
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Tencent — October 11, 2018

Tencent, Medopad Team Up On AI To Speed Up Diagnosis of Parkinson’s

Chinese tech giant, Tencent Holdings has partnered United Kingdom-based Medopad to build an
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European Biotech Firms — October 10, 2018

European Biotech Firms On Course To Hit $8 Billion Funding Mark

Funding for European biotech firms is expected to reach $8 billion this year, a new record for
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healthy eating — October 09, 2018

Healthcare IT news: healthy eating app seeks to close brain behaviour gap

Healthy eating is one of the main health-related behaviors that 21st century Americans are
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brain scan — October 08, 2018

Researchers Get $3.8M for Brain Imaging Study To Treat Suicidal Patients

Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh have received $3.8
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heart failure — October 07, 2018

Abbott’s Tiny Clip, a Huge Helper for Patients with Severe Heart Failure

A small device made by Chicago-based Abbott Laboratories can greatly reduce death rates in
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heart-monitoring apps — October 06, 2018

Physicians Worry that Apps Could Lead to Unnecessary Anxiety

Wearables are supposedly the next big thing in medtech, but physicians are worried that
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SkinVision — October 03, 2018

SkinVision And Central Launch Skin Cancer Screening App For Policyholders

SkinVision, a digital health company, has partnered with Central, the health insurance branch of
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October 01, 2018

$48,000 robot boy teaches medical students how to better treat children

Any acquired skill, no matter the specific field, needs practice. Although practicing is rather
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Accenture — September 27, 2018

Accenture Introduces AI Bots Ella and Ethan

Accenture has announced the introduction of Ella and Ethan, two interactive virtual-assistant bots
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Nest google — September 26, 2018

Google’s Nest is quietly making its way towards digital healthcare for the elderly

Digitalizing the healthcare system is a golden opportunity for companies to make good money.
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Google algorithm — September 25, 2018

Old Google algorithm, taught new tricks to help diagnose lung cancer

AI is increasingly used across the tech industry for multiple tasks, from speech and face
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artificial pancreas — September 22, 2018

$250 DIY Artificial Pancreas Inspires Industry to Build One by Early 2019

According to the American Diabetes Association, millions of people around the world live with
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Unitedhealthcare — September 19, 2018

UnitedHealthcare Deepens Focus on Digital Health

UnitedHealthcare, the largest health insurer in the U.S., says the need to reduce healthcare costs
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nvidia — September 19, 2018

Nvidia Launches Next-gen Imaging Technology Clara

Graphics processing units (GPUs) manufacturer, Nvidia, has unveiled its supercomputer Nvidia Clara
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Swarm AI — September 14, 2018

Humans and AI More Efficient Working in Collaboration, Swarm AI Shows

A new hybrid system of artificial intelligence (AI) and human scientists has shown it can achieve
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GN Hearing — September 02, 2018

Google and GN Hearing partner up to produce a hearing aid integrated with Android

Denmark’s GN Hearing announced, August, 16, it has partnered with Google to develop a hearing
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Direct Primary Care — August 29, 2018

Hungry for Healthcare Solutions? Meet Direct Primary Care and HR6199

This post comes from one of our partners and has been written by Adam Habig, Co-Founder and
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virus outbreak detection — August 27, 2018

Scientists Develop Model To Predict Enterovirus Outbreaks 2 Years In Advance

Researchers at the United Kingdom’s Imperial College London have developed a mathematical model
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Common health startup mistakes — August 06, 2018

Most Common Health Startup Mistakes – and How to Fix Them

Every day, it seems, we hear about the launch of a new health startup. Whether founded by former
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August 02, 2018

$7.2 Million in New Funding for HealthCrowd to Improve Patient – Physician Communication & Care Outcomes

HealthCrowd, the industry’s first healthcare communications platform-as-a-service (CPaaS),
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July 31, 2018

Will Madaket Save Hospitals and Healthcare Providers $130 Billion Each Year?

Madaket Health, a cloud-based, healthcare SaaS platform solution has received $10 million in
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Healthcare Weekly — July 29, 2018

How Technology Can Help Solve the Country’s Shortage of Nurses

The shortage of nurses in the United States has been an ongoing issue for over a decade. New
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WeDoctor Health App — July 26, 2018

Ambitious Start-Up to Drive Change in China’s Healthcare System

Healthcare start-up WeDoctor is on an ambitious mission to revolutionize China’s healthcare
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