10,000 Federal Health Workers to Be Laid Off
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a major restructuring of the Health and Human Services Department, which now employs about 82,000 people.
Navigating Healthcare’s Digital Shift: Strategies to Enhance Cybersecurity and Protect Patient Data
The healthcare industry is undergoing a profound transformation, driven by the rapid adoption of digital technologies such as electronic health records (EHRs), telemedicine and artificial intelligence (AI). While these innovations enhance patient care and operational efficiency, they also expose the sector to significant cybersecurity risks, particularly ransomware attacks and business email compromise. As cybercriminals increasingly […]
For John Green, It’s Tuberculosis All the Way Down
The best-selling author “got a little emotional” while talking with The Times about the world’s deadliest infectious disease. Listen to the conversation.
The NIH’s Most Reckless Cuts Yet
By design, clinical trials ask their participants to take on risk. To develop new vaccines, drugs, or therapies, scientists first have to ask volunteers to try out those interventions, with no guarantee that they’ll work or be free of side effects. To minimize harm, researchers promise to care for and monitor participants through a trial’s […]
New York County Clerk Blocks Texas Court Filing Against Doctor Over Abortion Pills
The showdown catapults the interstate abortion wars to a new level.
Collective Health, Noom Health partner for weight management
Employee health benefits management platform Collective Health is partnering with digital healthcare platform and weight loss company Noom‘s enterprise division, Noom Health, to deliver Collective Health + Noom Med with SmartRx, an enterprise weight management platform with an integrated GLP-1 drug program that will be accessible to Collective Health employer customers. The partnership will combine […]
Robinhood CEO sees Amazon-like subscription model as path to ‘loyalty’ in financial services
Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev is betting that by rolling out a large enough portfolio of digital investment products, more consumers will be willing to pay a monthly subscription for its product suite. Subscribers to Robinhood Gold pay $5 a month or $50 a year for perks like 4% interest on uninvested cash, access to professional […]
Hippocratic AI hires seven new executives and more digital health hires
Hippocratic AI, a generative AI company developing safety-focused large language models for healthcare, announced the appointment of seven new executives following the closing of its $141 million Series B round of funding in January. Hippocratic AI’s generative AI solution focuses on nondiagnostic healthcare tasks such as medication onboarding and monthly reconciliation, hospital and payor policy questions, […]
Layer Health garners $21M for AI chart review platform
Editor’s note: This article has been updated with a quote from Layer Health’s cofounder and CEO. Layer Health, an AI-enabled chart review company, announced it secured $21 million in Series A funding. Define Ventures led the round, with participation from GV (Google Ventures), Flare Capital Partners and MultiCare Capital Partners. WHAT IT DOES Layer Health’s AI […]
Smartwatches may help control diabetes through exercise, study finds
Wearable mobile health technology could help people with Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) to stick to exercise regimes that help them to keep the condition under control, a new study reveals. Researchers studied the behaviour of recently-diagnosed T2D patients in Canada and the UK as they followed a home-based physical activity programme – some of whom […]