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Oura, the company behind the personal health tracker the Oura Ring, is exploring the potential for its device can detect early signs of hypertension.

Dr. Jerilyn Morrissey says executives should embrace disruption and collaboration to achieve sustainable growth.

SCAN Health Plan is teaming up with big-box retailer Costco to offer members notable cost savings on medications, key vaccinations and other over-the-counter essentials.

The paper, in the works for two years, offers a four-step approach to help healthcare teams across settings identify health disparities.

The Trump administration is making a new push to expand access to fertility benefits, aligning with a key promise made on the campaign trail.

Employers are spending more than ever on benefits, and, without health insurance literacy, these investments fail to deliver their full potential.

Counsel Health’s core feature is a medical-grade AI chatbot that can collect medical history and provide initial medical information.

Amazon One Medical introduced a pay-per-visit telehealth service for common pediatric conditions like pink eye, skin rashes and asthma prescription medication renewals.

Experts say this type of construction is more reliable, sometimes cheaper and usually quicker than traditional construction. Good Samaritan Hospital is working with engineering firm EIR Healthcare on the projects.

The strategic collaboration announced this week gives the VC firm's portfolio companies a line to Cleveland Clinic providers—and budding innovations inside the system another path to commercialization.

Independent pharmacy benefit manager Serve You Rx and digital health company Waltz Health announced a partnership earlier this year, and now they're offering a look at the savings generated in the team-up.

The new cuts, about 1% of the academic system's head count, follow layoffs in January and a major merger with Lehigh Valley Health Network that closed in August 2024.

Ecommerce, creators, and declining trust are reshaping healthcare marketing. As patients redefine how they find care, can brands evolve to meet them along the journey?

The company will offer a marketplace of AI innovations and help health systems monitor their performance. The company launches with $4 million in seed funding from Bessemer Venture Partners.

Data analytics firm Trilliant Health developed a free AI chatbot that enables consumers, researchers, payers and providers to quickly parse through hospital price transparency files.

In today’s healthcare ecosystem, the pressure to reduce costs is intense—but the path forward isn’t just about cutting spend. It’s about transforming how claims are processed, priced, and resolved. That transformation starts with artificial intelligence.

The company has seen surging demand for mental healthcare and psychological testing for kids and teens, executives say.

By combining, the New York nonprofits said they will be able to create “a stronger, more sustainable healthcare network” for their communities.

Several key Democrats are pressing the contractors who will be responsible for processing Medicaid eligibility under work requirements over reported faults in their systems.

The parties have signed a nonbinding letter of intent to pursue an integration, which would give UPMC a foothold in the neighboring Buckeye State.