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The latest on how tech giants and startups are trying to disrupt the delivery of health care and the development of drugs.

Dr. John Halamka
Health Tech

Mayo Clinic taps Boston health tech leader to guide data strategy

By Casey Ross

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Health Tech

A glitch in diabetes monitors serves as a cautionary tale for health tech

By Matthew Herper

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Business

How difficult is a $1 billion health-tech fraud? A new indictment makes it sound easy

By Matthew Herper

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Health Tech

In this Silicon-Valley-by-the-Seine, a former dropout hopes to win at the health-tech startup game

By Eric Boodman

AI Panel
STAT Summit

A bold prediction: Machine learning will yield new drug candidates within three years

By Casey Ross

NSH Operating room
Health Tech

Stanford’s new hospital is brimming with futuristic tech. Will it help save money — or drive up costs?

By Rebecca Robbins

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Health Tech

In a ‘Wild West’ environment, hospitals differ sharply in what patient data they give Google

By Casey Ross

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Health

Apple launches virtual health studies aiming to enroll hundreds of thousands of customers

By Rebecca Robbins

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Health Tech

HHS to probe whether Google’s ‘Project Nightingale’ followed federal privacy law

By Rebecca Robbins and Casey Ross

Health coaches
Health Tech

Valued for their tech, Silicon Valley digital health companies rely heavily on armies of faraway coaches

By Rebecca Robbins

India medical tech
Health Tech

India’s health care challenges and tech workforce make it fertile ground for AI startups

By Amitha Kalaichandran

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Health Tech

Google partners with major U.S. health system, gaining access to vast patient data in the process

By Casey Ross

OnMed
Health Tech

This booth can virtually connect patients with clinicians and dispense medications. Will patients use it?

By Megan Thielking

FitBit Health Tracker
Health Tech

5 burning questions about Google’s Fitbit acquisition — and its implications for health and privacy

By Rebecca Robbins and Matthew Herper

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Health Tech

Google to acquire Fitbit for $2.1 billion in major health tech deal

By Megan Thielking and Rebecca Robbins

Elizabeth Warren
Health Tech

Democrats ‘continue to have concerns’ about FDA program to streamline regulation of medical software

By Rebecca Robbins

Facebook health app
Health Tech

Facebook vows strict privacy safeguards as it rolls out preventive-health tool

By Rebecca Robbins

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Health Tech

AI is used to mine health data to find undiagnosed patients, offering a model for other diseases

By Rebecca Robbins

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Health Tech

Flu’s spread is wildly unpredictable. Can AI deliver more reliable forecasting?

By Megan Thielking and Rebecca Robbins

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Health Tech

Novartis partners with Microsoft to use AI in drug development

By Rebecca Robbins

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Health Tech

FDA clarifies how it will regulate digital health and artificial intelligence

By Casey Ross

India infant mortality
Health Tech

A new global initiative aims to use AI to improve public health in the developing world

By Rebecca Robbins

Protein Folding Pattern
Health Tech

In hunt for new drugs, Amazon and other tech giants are using AI to find protein structures

By Casey Ross

Smartphone
Health Tech

Mental health apps are scooping up your most sensitive data. Will you benefit?

By Dana G. Smith

Health Tech

Former Athenahealth CEO Jonathan Bush joins health care startup

By Jon Chesto — Boston Globe

Smart phone data security
Health Tech

Health tech companies introduce guidelines to protect consumers’ data privacy

By Rebecca Robbins

Apple Event
Health Tech

Apple launching studies testing whether Apple Watch can monitor hearing, mobility, and women’s health

By Rebecca Robbins

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Health Tech

Google, Mayo Clinic strike sweeping partnership on patient data

By Casey Ross

MassBio - Kendalle Burlin O'Connell & Bob Coughlin
Health Tech

It worked in biotech. But can this trade group turn Boston into a hub for digital health?

By Megan Thielking

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