Big Tech involvement in healthcare trends
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Fortune
The business of medicine is ripe for disruption. Here are 21 companies using technology to reinvent it.
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3D Printing Industry
51shares5100German medical device company endocon GmbH has developed a 3D printed surgical tool with the help of GE Additive Concept Laser Direct Metal Laser Melting (DMLM) technology. The medical-grade device is designed to improve and simplify the removal of hip implants, with the optional use of fifteen additively manufactured stainless steel blades. With this technology, Endocon […]
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HealthITAnalytics
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a16z
Stream a16z Podcast: So You Wanna Build a Software Company in Healthcare? by a16z from desktop or your mobile device
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TechCrunch
Amazon has gone live with Amazon Care, a new pilot healthcare service offering that is initially available to its employees in and around the Seattle area. The Amazon Care offering includes both virtual and in-person care, with telemedicine via app, chat and remote video, as well as follow-up visits and prescription drug delivery in person […]
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The Verge
Amazon is now using thermal cameras at its warehouses to help screen workers for fevers, The cameras are faster to use than the standard forehead thermometers Amazon had been using to test workers for fevers, which are a primary symptom of the coronavirus.
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Health IT Security
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Governing
Airports will begin implementing technology, like thermal cameras and sanitation booths, to reduce the risk of coronavirus transmission within airports. Air travel has decreased as much as 95 percent during the pandemic.
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Computer World
There's a multi-billion dollar industry built around collecting healthcare data and anonymizing it so it can be used for research; it's perfectly legal.
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Medgadget
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dvm360
A predictive tool that enables early diagnosis of kidney disease in cats received high honors within the most popular category of annual awards from Animal Pharm.
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Med-Tech Innovation News
The world is in need of more helping hands in order to contain the COVID-19 crisis. Due to their design, helmet-based ventilators could alleviate the shortage. Its setup could enable a wider range of medical personnel to operate the technology.
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MD+DI
How Design Partners leveraged its gaming design expertise to create a surgical device design concept for delivering stents to hard-to-reach areas.
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BBC
The internet retail giant's move comes as US tech firms are investing billions of dollars in India.
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Beincrypto
Amazon Web Services' blockchain service, Amazon Managed Blockchain, is adding London-based insurance company Legal and General as a client.
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Governing
The pandemic is hitting African American communities hardest. Black mayors are taking the lead in narrowing racial disparities and working for policies that help protect everyone.
