Digital Health Startups Raised Record $11.5B in 2017, StartUp Health Reports
By Laura Lovett | JAN 3, 2018 Digital health startups raised an all-time high of $11.5 billion in 2017, topping 2016’s record of $8 billion, [...]
FDA clears first medical device accessory for Apple Watch
By Reuters Staff | Nov 30, 2017 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday cleared a device embedded in an Apple Inc watch [...]
Rx Savings Solutions raises $18.4M to further goal of helping people save money on prescriptions
By ERIN DIETSCHE | Dec 5, 2017 For many patients, the world of prescription medications is complicated. While working as a pharmacist at Walgreens, Michael Rea noticed [...]
Apple Heart Study launches to identify irregular heart rhythms
By Apple | NOV 30, 2017 Heart Study App to Alert Affected Participants in Joint Study With Stanford Medicine Apple today launched the Apple Heart Study app, a [...]
CVS agrees to buy Aetna in $69 billion deal that could shake up health-care industry, people familiar with the deal said
By Carolyn Y. Johnson | Dec 3, 2017 CVS Health has proposed a merger with Aetna, the third-largest health insurance company. (REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton) Pharmacy giant CVS Health [...]
Optum Announces $250 Million Fund to Invest in Next Generation of Health Care Innovation
By Business Wire | Nov 28, 2017 BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Optum, the health services business of UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH), announced today the creation of Optum Ventures, a [...]