Amazon launches HIPAA-eligible Alexa skills for health care
Amazon today announced a limited number of voice apps for the Alexa Skills Kit by health care companies like Cigna and Boston Children’s Hospital that […]
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Health budget focuses only on Ayushman Bharat, other schemes ignored
NEW DELHI: Making Ayushman Bharat scheme the representative of all the healthcare initiatives in Budget 2019-20, Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government forgot to focus on […]
Brainstorm Health: New Drug Pricing Proposal, Heart Disease, Digital Health Popularity
Good afternoon, readers. A bit of breaking news going into the evening—some that could, theoretically, have significant consequences for the pharmaceutical industry if implemented. The […]
India Can Raise Govt Spending On Health By 50% If Richest People Increase Their Tax By 0.5%
Indian billionaires’ riches grew by Rs 2,200 crore, every day, while the poor continued to become poorer. The growing divide between the rich and poor […]
How Google Cloud’s health care advisor thinks data and machine learning can transform health care, without privacy risks
New Year, New You 11:36 AM ET Mon, 31 Dec 2018 | 04:25 Earlier this year, Toby Cosgrove became an executive advisor to the Google […]
Amazon gets into health insurance — and more 2019 health-tech predictions from top experts
Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon, speaks to a group of Amazon employees that are veterans during an Amazon Veterans Day celebration, to honor […]
Microsoft signs a huge deal with Walgreens, as Amazon’s growing interest in health care looms large
Microsoft and Walgreens unveil 7-year partnership agreement 11:18 AM ET Tue, 15 Jan 2019 | 04:05 As Amazon keeps growing, Microsoft is getting involved with […]
Billions of dollars are pouring into digital health, but Americans are still getting sicker and dying younger
Silicon Valley has spent years promising to disrupt the $3.5 trillion health-care industry. In 2018, venture investors — from the Bay Area, Boston and elsewhere […]
Brainstorm Health: Anthem AI, Google Maps and the Opioid Crisis, Pre-Existing Conditions
This coming weekend includes a marquee event in the fight against opioid addiction. Saturday, October 27 is the Drug Enforcement Agency’s (DEA) National Prescription Drug […]
The Medical Minute: Understanding Personal Health History for a Healthier You
As researchers learn that more health conditions have genetic links, knowing your personal and family health history becomes more important than ever. Upcoming holiday gatherings […]