Pfizer has made a $35 million investment — through its Pfizer "Breakthrough Growth Initiative" — in autoimmune disease treatment biotechnology company Anokion.

Researchers from Evanston, Ill.-based Northwestern University found that wearables developers have a long way to go before their products can be used to help people manage their health, Politico reported Oct. 17. 

Mayo Clinic topped off a $120-million, 11-story research tower in downtown Rochester, Minn., that aims to make scientific breakthroughs for diseases such as cancer.

Brian O'Shaughnessy, former director of global corporate communications and public affairs for Google, joined telehealth company Hims & Hers. 

Cleveland Clinic and IBM are deploying a healthcare quantum computer at the hospital's main campus. 

As companies and organizations continue to face an escalation in cyberattacks, CIOs say their top investment priority in 2023 will be cybersecurity, The Wall Street Journal reported Oct. 17. 

Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai joined a $31 million funding round for Vita Therapeutics, a company that uses genetics to develop new cellular therapies to treat muscular dystrophy and cancer.

Houston-based Children's Memorial Hermann has partnered with telehealth company Hazel Health to provide outpatient pediatric care to K-12 students in Houston. 

Seattle-based Virginia Mason Franciscan Health has begun the process of restoring its IT systems that were taken offline during the ransomware attack that impacted Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health hospitals across the country. 

Minneapolis-based Allina Health has launched hospital-at-home company Inbound Health with a $20 million investment.