Johnson & Johnson completed a share exchange offer to keep a stake of 9.5 percent of its newly separated consumer health unit, Kenvue, according to an Aug. 21 report from The Philadelphia Business Journal.

Oracle has joined CancerX, a digital health project that is part of the Biden administration's "cancer moonshot" initiative aimed at reducing deaths due to cancer. 

Google recently posted several job openings related to its health business. Below are three open positions as of July 21:

Numerous hospitals, health systems and health tech companies have faced lawsuits during the summer, most pertaining to cybersecurity issues.

IBM will use Microsoft's cloud to create a tool that helps analyze complex medical records.

Healthcare disruptors such as Amazon and CVS are driving up demand — and salaries — for physicians and advanced practitioners, according to executive search firm AMN Healthcare.

As more tech disruptors, such as Amazon and CVS, look to scoop up retail clinics; a report from AMN Healthcare found that 79.6 million American adults, or 30.3 percent of the population, had received care at a retail clinic in 2022.

CVS is laying off some employees at Aetna, with many of the layoffs hitting those in corporate positions, The Hartford Courant reported Aug. 15.

Amazon Pharmacy is offering automatic coupons on more than 15 insulin and diabetes care brands.

The new Apple Watch X, set to be released in 2024, will come equipped with blood pressure tracking technology, Bloomberg reported Aug. 13.

Microsoft recently posted several job openings related to its health business. Below are three open positions as of Aug. 11:

Amazon and CVS Health are now both in the business of caring for Medicare patients, with each having a line of healthcare clinics specifically for seniors.

Walgreens and VillageMD have expanded their primary care offerings to Illinois with the opening of a new Village Medical at Walgreens primary care practice.

Optum Ventures and Blue Cross of Idaho were among the backers of an $8 million funding round for Endear Health, a digital engagement platform specializing in value-based care. 

Walmart Healthcare Research Institute is seeking a director of operations and implementation. 

Amazon's One Medical cut the ribbon on its first Connecticut location in Darien as the group partners with Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare, CT Insider reported Aug. 8.

VillageMD's Summit Health opened a new 30,000-square-foot multispeciality healthcare center in New York, continuing its rapid growth.

Amazon partnered with Maven Clinic to provide women's healthcare services for the company's employees in 50 countries outside of the U.S. and Canada.

Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia sent a letter to Google executives on Aug. 8 expressing concerns about Med-PaLM 2, an AI chatbot created by the company that is currently being used and tested by hospitals and health systems including Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic. 

Amazon recently expanded its new telehealth service nationwide, putting hospitals and health systems on alert that the tech giant is going all in on virtual care.