Diagnostics startup GRIP Molecular is developing an at-home test for Covid-19 and other respiratory infections. The technology builds on advances from several fields, including the discovery of graphene, a material that offers biocompatibility and conductivity.
Boston Scientific will acquire remote cardiac monitoring company Preventice for $925 million in cash and up to $300 million in milestone payments. The deal is expected to close in mid-2021.
Executives from Imagine360, Verily, BrightInsight, Lantern, and Rhapsody shared their approaches to reducing healthcare costs and facilitating digital transformation.
Nice Healthcare, a Minnesota-based startup that offers telemedicine and primary care services, raised $5 million in seed funding. The company plans to use the funds to bring its benefits to businesses in more states.
The company, which was a winner of the MedCity INVEST Digital Health Pitch Perfect contest, was founded with the aim of using digital technology to improve the experience and efficiency of prior authorizations, in particular determining whether they are needed.
In line with the persistent shift to remote medicine, we are seeing innovation happening in more distributed medical technology regions.
UnitedHealthcare sent a notice to plan members stating that it would no longer cover Descovy to prevent HIV, while Truvada - after it goes generic next month - will be covered for free. Gilead reported that Descovy for PrEP had offset a second-quarter fall in product sales.
Closing cancer health equity gaps require medical breakthroughs made possible by new funding approaches.
A randomized, placebo-controlled trial published in NEJM found the malaria drug was not effective as a post-exposure prophylaxis against coronavirus disease. However, questions have arisen about data used in a large observational study about the drug published last month.
Ishrak has led the company for nearly nine years and will retire at the end of the fiscal year in late April turning over the reins to his deputy Geoff Martha who, like Ishrak, came to Medtronic from GE Healthcare.
With hearing loss considered to be a social determinant of health, Medicare Advantage payers have taken a more comprehensive approach to hearing healthcare over the last five years. And in turn device makers have responded.
Walmart’s president of health and wellness described how the retailer believes it can provide holistic care to shoppers at the Manova Global Summit on the Future of Health in Minneapolis.
The future looks bright for the integrated specialty pharmacy model – for health systems, providers, and most importantly, for patients.
At the MedCity INVEST Digital Health conference Tuesday, experts discussed some of the challenges to implementing artificial intelligence in healthcare.
As healthcare affordability becomes a national crisis, consumers have come to expect the ease, convenience and speed that they get from online commerce. James Hereford delivered the opening keynote speech at the MedCity INVEST Digital Health conference.
Healthcare entrepreneurs will take center stage at the Pitch Perfect competition at the MedCity INVEST Digital Health conference in Minneapolis, in association with Medical Alley.
The second edition of the Manova Summit in Minneapolis October 14-16 will take a wider perspective of healthcare transformation.
The MedCity INVEST Digital Health conference in Minneapolis September 17 will advance the conversation around innovation in digital health from AI in healthcare, investment trends, and healthcare business models. Here's a look at some of the highlights of the conference.