The process of COVID-19 testing is already overwhelming the U.S. health care system, tech companies are using their infrastructure to make testing accessible to more people. Health startups EverlyWell, Nurx, and Radish announced their own versions of at-home testing kits, while Hims launched a COVID-19...
Morristown, Indiana, population 1,300, was at risk of becoming one more rural health care desert, lacking both a local pharmacy and easy access to basic medical services. But a partnership between Hancock Health, a leading regional health system, and Amwell, has given the residents of Morristown...
The Deloitte Center for Health Solutions recently provided a report full of insights into the quickly emerging health tech sector. For the report, the company interviewed 15 health technology investors and analyzed data from 2011 through 2019 from the Rock Health Digital Funding Database. The years...
Men’s wellness and personal care service Hims may have raised eyebrows when its ads for hair loss and erectile dysfunction solutions (all framed in a hipster-friendly format) began appearing in the New York City subway system. But nobody pushed back against allowing the ads in...
The Cnnekt recently interviewed Hims & Hers Co-founder and VP of Product Hilary Coles, whose company gives easy access to medical-grade products that aren’t always in reach. She and the company are also normalizing conversations about topics such as hair loss, erectile dysfunction, birth control,...
As the spread of novel coronavirus around the U.S. continues, doctors and health systems have realized that health technology such as telehealth can be uses for remote patient monitoring and virtual consultations, which could prevent person-to-person spread, especially among the most vulnerable populations. In an interview...
Across the nation, cities, states, and businesses are mobilizing to take drastic measures to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus. This level of action hasn’t occurred since the 1918 Spanish flu epidemic that killed more than 50 million people around the world. Public health officials...
As of March 11, 2020, coronoavirus tests were not widely available in the U.S. However, telehealth companies are providing online help to people concerned they may have coronavirus symptoms. Several telehealth companies think they can provide valuable triage as coronavirus spreads across the U.S. Major health...
Matternet’s new drone station looks like something out of a science fiction movie. But it’s really the next step in the company’s push to make health care more efficient and cut costs. Eight feet tall, the unit can be placed at ground level or on a...
Atrius Health, the Northeast’s largest nonprofit independent medical group, has selected Kyruus solutions to enhance patient access across Eastern Massachusetts. Atrius Health is undertaking a series of digital initiatives designed to streamline and modernize access to its network of more than 1,100 providers. In the first...