Siemens has agreed to acquire Varian Medical Systems, a Palo Alto, Calif.-based radiation and oncology medical device and software manufacturer, for $16.4 billion, according to an Aug. 3 Fortune report. 

Medical researchers and tech companies have been working since the start of the pandemic to test whether wearable devices can function as a type of personal early-detection warning system to help reduce the spread of COVID-19, according to The Wall…

Amazon recently posted several job openings related to its health business.

In July, 23 organizations reported to HHS a collective total of 1,101,829 individuals being affected by data breaches.

The FBI issued a warning July 28 about increasing Netwalker ransomware attacks, specifically targeting U.S. and foreign health agencies, private companies and governments.

CDC Director Robert Redfield, MD, on July 31 told Congress that he was not directly involved with HHS' decision requiring hospitals to stop reporting COVID-19 data directly to the agency, The Hill reports.

Despite its push to advance health IT data sharing with HHS' new interoperability rules, the U.S. still has work to do regarding data security and privacy, according to National Coordinator for Health IT Don Rucker, MD.

Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin and Evanston, Ill.-based Northwestern University developed a data-driven framework to guide policymakers on when to scale up and relax social distancing measures.

As companies worldwide implement new infection control measures to ensure safe operations amid the pandemic, retail pharma giant CVS will become the first national retailer to offer contactless Venmo and PayPal technology at checkout registers.

In mid-July, HHS abruptly took over the COVID-19 data reporting process from the CDC.