UnitedHealth Group's Optum Virtual Care is shutting down, Endpoints News reported April 24.
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Elon Musk's neurotechnology company, Neuralink, has selected Phoenix-based Barrow Neurological Institute as the inaugural site for conducting its Neuralink PRIME Study.
Walgreens' new CEO said the company will vanquish Amazon on healthcare by continuing to offer a human touch, CNBC reported.
Apple continues to aggressively hire for healthcare jobs focused on enhancing the health features of its devices.
Best Buy is laying off Geek Squad tech-support employees at the same time the company is focusing on healthcare, The Verge reported.
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A federal appeals court sided with Microsoft's Nuance Communications over a lawsuit involving its medical imaging technology.
Walmart is planning to open four healthcare centers in the Houston area this month followed by four more in the summer and fall, the Houston Chronicle reported April 2.
Walgreens-owned VillageMD plans to exit the state of Nevada, where it has six Village Medical clinics.
From conducting layoffs in its One Medical unit to training an AI chatbot to handle incoming patient messages, here are eight of Amazon's healthcare moves reported by Becker's since January: