The U.S. bioeconomy, which encomapsses the biomedical, bioindustrial and biomanufacturing world, is at risk from hackers if it doesn't receive adequate resources to secure itself, reported Wired May 12.

The market for IoT in healthcare is growing, and is expected to be worth $952.3 billion by 2032 according to a new market report by Future Markets Insight.

Georgia, Maryland and North Carolina all lead the charge for having the most equal gender ratios in their tech workforces, but the gap across the rest of the nation remains large, according to a May 2022 report from data company eIMPACT.

Google and Samsung are partnering to make it easier for people to sync their health and fitness data across various apps.

Nursing students in Colorado are getting a chance to see if virtual reality can assist in training the medical professionals of tomorrow.

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency along with authorities from the U.K., Australia, Canada and New Zealand issued an advisory May 11 warning of malicious cyber activity targeting managed service providers. 

Although Newark Beth Israel Medical Center was on the road to implementing HIPAA-compliant texting before the pandemic, this tool became a lifeline during the COVID-19 crisis.

As algorithms make more choices in our daily lives, from the advertisements we see to the shows we watch to whom we date, people are uncomfortable when those decisions involve moral issues, according to a University of Chicago Booth School of Business study.

A healthcare tech company that collects and analyzes patient data said May 12 it plans to double in size this year after securing a $20 million investment.

Google plans to release its first smartwatch this fall.

Johnson & Johnson named Thibaut Mongon as CEO of its spin-off consumer health company. 

Healthcare is a complex industry, and the "move fast and break things" Silicon Valley mentality coming from health tech firms is clashing with the cautious approach of the healthcare industry, writes Bloomberg's Parmy Olson in The Washington Post  on May 12. 

Digital front door technology funding reached a record high of $1.9 billion in 2021, up 67 percent year-over-year as patients, providers and investors see increased opportunity in a hybrid health model, according to a May 2 report by tech market analytics firm CB Insights.

Cerner has not kept its EHR system online consistently enough to fulfill its $10 billion contract with the Department of Veterans Affairs, The Spokesman-Review reported May 10. 

Six healthcare leaders from some of the largest corporations in the nation discussed how healthcare will change as technology advances and creates a digital-first system, reported Fortune May 12. 

The merger of Atrium Health and Advocate Aurora Health will advance digital health innovation, data analytics and digital consumer infrastructure. 

A startup offering online healthcare pricing information for patient comparison shopping has secured $20 million in venture capital funding to expand.

The CDC has chosen a Cambridge, Mass.-based wastewater analytics company to expand the country’s wastewater surveillance program aimed at monitoring the coronavirus and other potential disease outbreaks.

Web3 is touted as an inevitable game changer for the internet by advocates, while others think its overhyped project with impossible barriers to mount. This new, decentralized and blockchain backed version of the internet is worth talking about, according to a May 10 Harvard Business Review article.

Renton, Wash.-based Providence, which comprises 52 hospitals and 1,085 clinics, is working with a fraction of the budget traditionally available to marketing organizations, yet its initiatives have significantly reduced the costs of advertising dollars while continuing to drive clinic reputation.