After sustaining big losses last year, Kaiser Permanente swung back into the black in the first quarter with an added boost from financial markets. Oakland, […]
Mobile Printer Produces Microneedle Vaccines
Researchers at MIT have developed a printer that can create large numbers of microneedle patch-style vaccines in places where they are needed quickly. Moreover, the […]
Cerebral, Elemy and struggling digital health unicorns
The digital health landscape has taken a dramatic roller coaster ride over the past three years. In 2021, funding broke records amid $30 billion in […]
AI’s role in Healthcare: Exclusive Interview with Catherine Estrampes, President & CEO at GE Healthcare
AI is increasingly being used in healthcare to reduce clinician workloads and improve patient outcomes. AI-driven technologies are helping to automate mundane tasks, freeing up […]
Talkspace’s B2B segment soars while DTC falters
Talkspace’s shift to the enterprise paid off in the first quarter of 2023, according to financial results the company disclosed Tuesday. The digital therapy company […]
Graphene Patch Affixes to Heart for Pacemaking
Researchers at Northwestern University and the University of Texas at Austin have developed a thin and flexible graphene “tattoo” that can be affixed to the […]
Why Kaiser, Geisinger’s value-based care push won’t be without hurdles
Healthcare industry experts have turned their attention to the budding Risant Health, a nonprofit formed by Kaiser Foundation Hospitals and Geisinger Health, and what it […]
Medicaid redeterminations require better outreach
As the CEO of a large public health plan that serves 1.6 million people in Southern California, I always welcome feedback from our members. When […]
Medicaid unwinding plagued by error, confusion
WASHINGTON — Days out from a surgery and with a young son undergoing chemotherapy, Kyle McHenry was scrambling to figure out if his Florida family […]
Stimulating Wounds with Electricity for Rapid Healing
Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden have developed a microfluidic system to test the effects of electrical stimulation in wound healing. The researchers […]