Health Tech

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

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Health Tech

5 names to know in digital therapeutics: the people behind apps that work like medicines

By Kate Sheridan

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Health Tech

Diabetes-coaching startup Livongo files to go public in a test for health tech

By Casey Ross and Rebecca Robbins

Health Tech

Potential class action lawsuit accuses the University of Chicago of sharing identifiable patient data with Google

By Rebecca Robbins

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Health Tech

5 burning questions about digital health and chronic disease management

By Brittany Flaherty

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Politics

Consumer genetic testing companies team up to lobby on privacy policy

By Andrew Joseph

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Health Tech

Watch: At this hospital, drones are the new medical couriers

By Dominic Smith

Health Tech

This period-tracking app company is trying to help scientists study the effects of weather, seasons, and exercise on fertility

By Kate Sheridan

Health Tech

Webinar: Progress and pitfalls in the AI-aided search for novel drugs

By Casey Ross and Kate Sheridan

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In the Lab

‘Alexa, are you listening?’ An experimental tool warns of cardiac arrest by monitoring breathing

By Diana Cai

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Health Tech

What if AI in health care is the next asbestos?

By Casey Ross

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Health Tech

5 questions facing companies developing liquid biopsies for cancer screening

By Shraddha Chakradhar

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Health Tech

5 names to know at Uber and Lyft: the key players behind ride-sharing’s move into health care

By Megan Thielking

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Health Tech

Diabetes-coaching startup’s expected IPO will offer a test of the health tech sector’s prospects

By Rebecca Robbins

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Health Tech

After two years, diabetes patients see gains with startup’s digital coaching — and some drop-off

By Rebecca Robbins

The AI space race
Health Tech

China is leapfrogging the U.S. in using AI in medicine. These five companies are leading the way

By Casey Ross

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Health Tech

Updated Apple Watch will track your menstrual period and aim to protect your hearing

By Rebecca Robbins

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Health Tech

Tech giants partner with universities like Stanford. They’re also hiring away star medical researchers

By Rebecca Robbins

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Health Tech

5 names to know at Facebook: the people behind its push into health care

By Rebecca Robbins and Megan Thielking

Health Tech

‘A cavalier approach’: Experts urge the companies behind brain wearables to rein in their claims

By Megan Thielking

AI LUNGS
Health Tech

Behind the scenes of Google’s effort to test AI for lung-cancer screening

By Casey Ross

Smartphone Health Literacy
Health Tech

Singapore digital health startup raises $35 million, plans headquarters move to Boston

By Larry Edelman — Boston Globe

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Health Tech

Google’s AI improves accuracy of lung cancer diagnosis, study shows

By Casey Ross

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Business

Departure of top Haven executive creates void at a crucial stage

By Casey Ross and Kate Sheridan

Health

Experimental brain-controlled hearing aid can pick out voices in a crowd

By Sharon Begley

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Health Tech

Welcome to the first edition of the STAT Health Tech newsletter

By Rebecca Robbins and Casey Ross

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Health Tech

5 names to know at Google: the key players driving its health push

By Rebecca Robbins

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Health Tech

5 names to know: the team leading Microsoft’s march into health care

By Casey Ross

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Health Tech

5 names to know at Apple: the people leading its move into health care

By Rebecca Robbins

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Health Tech

5 names to know at Amazon: the key players behind its health care push

By Casey Ross

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