The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is funding a project that will soon provide patients who have symptoms of COVID-19, the illness caused by the novel coronavirus, with home-testing kits that will provide results within two days, The Seattle Times…
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Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center has joined the University of Cincinnati as an anchor of the planned Cincinnati Innovation District, designed to bring to the city emerging and established companies, especially those in the tech and life sciences industries.
Once finalized, a machine learning-enabled app developed at the Augusta-based Medical College of Georgia will allow individuals to test their own risk of contracting COVID-19, the illness caused by the novel coronavirus, a new study suggests.
Hartford, Conn.-based Trinity College announced on March 4 the opening of its Trinity Innovation Center, which will house, among other innovation initiatives, the Digital Health CT accelerator program co-sponsored by Hartford HealthCare.
Uber Health, the nonemergency medical transportation service launched by rideshare service Uber in 2018, has updated its platform to be more accessible to patients, regardless of their use of and comfort with technology, per a March 4 announcement.
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In a grouping of the 100 most promising artificial intelligence startups in the world, healthcare was the most-represented industry, according to a new CB Insights report.
Saykara, an artificial intelligence startup that counts NewYork-Presbyterian's NYP Ventures as an investor, and Swedish Medical Group and Providence as customers, launched a new healthcare voice assistant on March 3.
Several hospitals and health systems have rolled out new mobile applications for wayfinding and patient communication in the first two months of 2020.
Priority Health, a Grand Rapids, Mich.-based insurer, partnered with Amazon to develop a branded storefront that beneficiaries can use to purchase eligible items with their health savings account and flexible spending accounts.
Blue Shield of California is partnering with health benefits startup Accolade on a new offering for California employers, the organizations said Feb. 26.