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Digital Health

Drugstore and insurance company CVS Health is looking to place a bid for home health company Signify Health, which is valued at $4.7 billion, according to Aug. 7 reporting in the Wall Street Journal.

Babylon, a digital health company that facilitates virtual visits, intends to let go of about 100 employees as it cuts costs by about $100 million, Bloomberg reported recently.

A study from researchers at the Swedish Linkoping University shows that a digital support tool on a smartphone can help reduce dangerous drinking, according to an Aug. 5 report from The Institution of Engineering and Technology.

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Collaborations with healthcare organizations and better health experiences through its Galaxy Watch series, TaeJong Jay Yang, executive vice president of Samsung, outlined the company's health and wellness vision Aug. 2. 

Homeward, a San Francisco-based startup that launched in March with the goal of increasing healthcare access to rural communities, received $50 million in series B funding.

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