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 [...]
AI tech from self-driving cars is now coming to healthcare
By GE Healthcare | Nov 26, 2017 The company that made its name in gaming and driverless cars is expanding its footprint in healthcare, with [...]
Carrot Health is keeping consumers at the center of the healthcare conversation
By ERIN DIETSCHE | Nov 26, 2017 Minneapolis, Minnesota-based Carrot Health was founded around a simple question: Since companies like Target are so sophisticated in understanding their customers, why [...]
Chinese robot becomes world’s first machine to pass medical exam
By Ma Si and Cheng Yu | Nov 10, 2017 iFlytek's AI-enabled robot sits the test of China's national medical licensing examination. [Photo provided to [...]
Six startups to divide $300,000 in grants from NC IDEA
By WRAL TechWire | Nov 20, 2017 DURHAM COUNTY, N.C. — Four Triangle startups are among six receiving the latest grants from the NC IDEA Foundation. [...]