Google sister company Verily has nearly 1,000 volunteers working on its COVID-19 screening and testing platform as it prepares to expand to more locations, according to CNBC.
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CVS Health added five more digital health services to its Point Solutions Management platform, through which CVS Caremark pharmacy benefit management clients can cover the costs of digital health tools for employees.
Best Buy unveiled on Feb. 27 the latest addition to its growing collection of consumer health technology: a smartphone app and accompanying wearable device providing seniors with one-touch access to emergency services.
With the promise of low prices and convenient point-of-care delivery, Walmart's standalone health centers are set to create a "consumer revolution" in healthcare, according to former Apple CEO John Sculley.
Compared to new and disruptive competitors such as digital health apps, insurance startups and retail health hubs, traditional health systems are underperforming in terms of consumer-facing digital experience, a new report finds.
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Following in the footsteps of other social media platforms such as Facebook and Pinterest that have begun to take more responsibility for users' mental health, Snapchat introduced a feature on Feb. 11 that will provide in-app support to users who…
Under Armour has stopped offering its mobile app for tracking fitness and weight changes, effective Jan. 1, according to The Verge.
In recent years, the decades-old behemoths of the retail industry have seen sales numbers and customer bases dwindle as startups have exploited their predecessors' reluctance to change — a cautionary tale for the similarly slow-moving healthcare industry.
Walmart is among the "unconventional" players to enter the healthcare market in recent years. Below are five updates on the company.
Google, Apple, Amazon and Facebook have committed billions to health-focused initiatives, but their particular brands of innovation will not singlehandedly solve healthcare's biggest challenges.