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Chip giant Nvidia wants to bring robots to the hospital
"Your whole hospital is going to turn into an AI," Nvidia's VP of healthcare told BI. Here's what the tech giant wants to see in healthcare robotics.
Weight loss care is leading IPO-hopeful Omada Health's latest growth surge as Ozempic boom continues
Employers are rushing to Omada to get the startup's help managing patients on costly drugs like Ozempic.
Exclusive: Maven Clinic is swapping out its finance chief as the women's-health unicorn looks ahead to an IPO
Kristina Campbell, Maven's former chief financial officer, left the women's-health startup on the heels of its $125 million Series F fundraise.
The AI app Soula seeks to improve healthcare access for pregnant women
Soula app users and OB/GYB experts spoke about the role that AI chatbots can have in healthcare access.
'The million-dollar question of this election': Women's health startups are confronting a shifting legal landscape
Startups offering medication abortions, contraception, and period-tracking apps are preparing for the risks of another Trump presidency.
The end of convenience: What the downfall of Walgreens means for America
Chain pharmacies are flashing warning signs and shuttering stores. 7-Eleven is axing locations. The age of convenience is over.
Say goodbye to deductibles. This health plan is simplifying health care costs and coverage.
Surest members can save on health care with perks like upfront costs, no deductibles, and easy comparison shopping for providers and services.
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2025 could bring a wave of healthcare IPOs. Here's what startups should know, according to a top banker.
Jon Swope, a Barclays managing director, says some lessons learned in the healthcare industry will set the next wave of IPOs apart.
Exclusive: The cofounder of GroupMe and Splice is taking on the $180 billion supplement industry with new startup SuppCo
The three-time cofounder of Splice, Blade, and GroupMe raised $5.5 million for his new startup SuppCo to help people find trusted supplements.
A 53-year-old drives 3.5 hours for arthritis care due to a worsening doctor shortage that medical schools and legislation are trying to slow
Physician shortages are affecting rural communities. Medical schools and lawmakers could curb the effects, which are expected to worsen and spread.
Suki just raised $70 million for its healthcare AI assistant to beat out rival Abridge. See the 17-slide pitch deck it used.
Suki just grabbed fresh funding from Hedosophia to beat out Abridge in the healthcare AI race. See the 17-slide pitch deck it used to raise the cash.
Subsidies help a 55-year-old pay $96 a month for health insurance. Her costs could increase 186% if they expire next year.
Lisa Jolly, 55, relies on pandemic-era subsidies to pay for ACA coverage. The subsidies could expire next year.
Tampa Bay's main hospital is built on a low-lying island. Hurricane Milton could push its defenses to the limit.
Hurricane Milton could cause a storm surge of up to 15 feet, stretching low-lying Tampa General Hospital's AquaFence defenses to their limit.
Meet the 'medical tourists' who are going abroad for their MRIs and ultrasounds
Americans are saving thousands of dollars by leaving the country for their health screenings and medical tests.
Exclusive: Diabetes startup Omada Health has confidentially filed its S-1 to go public
The diabetes startup Omada Health confidentially filed its S-1 this summer to prepare for an IPO, BI has learned.
Exclusive: Health startup Roon is raising $15 million from Sequoia to replace 'Dr. Google'
Roon is raising a $15 million funding round at a $65 million pre-money valuation for its site that aims to replace "Dr. Google."
Exclusive: Healthcare AI startup Tennr is raising fresh cash from Lightspeed Venture Partners just months after its A16z-led Series A
Just seven months after grabbing an $18 million Series A led by A16z, Tennr is raising a fresh round of funding led by Lightspeed, BI has learned.
A General Catalyst-backed startup is mass-buying virtual care tech from big players like Walmart. Here's why Fabric is still betting on telehealth.
Healthtech startup Fabric has made four acquisitions since launching last year. Here's how its telehealth bets are speeding up growth.
Women are demanding better menopause care. Online platforms are heeding the call.
Online health platforms aim to fill a gap in perimenopause and menopause care, while research and higher education in the field are evolving.
Mark Cuban is lauding Kamala Harris for joining him in his big fight to lower prescription drug prices
The Harris campaign website said the vice president is committed to bringing down drug prices "by taking on pharmacy middlemen."
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Exclusive: Women's health unicorn Maven Clinic is raising over $100 million from PE firm StepStone
Sequoia-backed startup Maven is set to raise fresh funding at a $1.7 billion valuation from PE firm, StepStone Group, Business Insider has learned.
We got an exclusive look at the AI dashboard VC firm TRAC uses to help its startups raise new funding
TRAC uses an algorithm to pick all of its startup investments. The firm gives that same tech to founders to "get into every deal we want to get into."
The weirdest startup in healthcare has a blank check from General Catalyst
Hemant Taneja will do whatever it takes to see $6 billion Commure win, despite the healthcare startup's numerous missteps and pivots.
These are the 22 most promising healthcare AI startups of 2024, according to top VCs
We asked VCs at top firms like Khosla Ventures and Lux Capital to name rising startups in healthcare AI. Here are their 22 picks.
Virtual reality is spicing up physical therapy with games for balance, posture, and more
Some physical therapists are applying virtual reality games to patient treatment plans. VR can make exercises feel more engaging and dynamic.
Family offices are making more startup bets as venture capital shakes out. Here's what founders need to know.
Family offices are putting more money into startups in tough industries like climate and biotech. Here's what founders need to know.
Exclusive: Buzzy mental health startup Slingshot AI just grabbed $30 million from A16z
Mental health startup Slingshot AI grabbed about $30 million led by Andreessen Horowitz, with additional funding from Menlo Ventures, BI has learned.
Many working Americans want children later in life. Fertility startups are making their dreams more possible.
Family-planning startups can help cover employees' fertility treatments when their employers' health-insurance plans don't.
More public healthcare companies are getting bought out. Here's what PE firms are betting on.
Experts think more private equity deals in healthcare are on the way after R1 RCM's $8.9 billion acquisition.
I'm a 53-year-old medical student pursuing my dream of becoming a doctor. I'm more financially and mentally stable than ever before.
Jennifer Reinmuth-Birch used game show prize money to go back to school. A decade later, she's finally pursuing her dream of becoming a doctor.
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I moved to New Zealand after my life turned upside down. I love working here, but it's not sustainable.
Camille Fahrnbauer switched to travel nursing in N.Z. She's happier and healthier than ever, but the pay isn't enough to make her stay.
Amazon has discussed a 'DoctorAI' tool to automate routine healthcare tasks
In a leaked document from late 2023, Amazon's One Medical team discussed their most disruptive ideas. One was a 'DoctorAI' large language model.
Google drops Amazon's One Medical
The search giant was a major enterprise customer of One Medical. But the company has ended this deal, in a hit to the Amazon healthcare unit.
Some US hospitals are canceling non-emergency surgeries and procedures amid the global IT outage
CrowdStrike's mass IT outage has led several major US health systems to cancel non-urgent surgeries and procedures.
See the 9-slide pitch deck that startup Thoughtful AI used to raise $20 million from Drive Capital for its AI agents
Thoughtful AI is launching new AI agents to automate revenue cycle management for healthcare clinics.
A personal trainer at a longevity clinic says you should care about 3 fitness markers if you want to live a long, youthful life
Work out for a longer life by focusing on improving balance, building muscle, and doing specific cardio work, a trainer at a longevity center says.
A pharmacy in Denver hired staff with hemophilia then fired them if they refused to pay for its pricey medications to treat it, a federal agency lawsuit says
The pharmacy deliberately hired workers with hemophilia and then "pressured" them to get their prescriptions filled there, the EEOC claimed.
The unregulated multibillion-dollar life coaching industry can be a haven for discredited therapists
Therapists who lose their licenses, even for serious reasons, are sometimes rebranding themselves as life coaches and continuing their work.
Exclusive: A16z-backed Knownwell is buying AI-powered Alfie Health to supercharge its obesity care
Obesity care startup Knownwell is buying another weight-loss company, Y Combinator-backed Alfie Health.
Children with high BMIs should not use obesity medications like WeGovy, US doctors warn
The US Preventive Services Task Force warned against giving children 6 and older buzzy weight-loss drugs. The AAP previously recommended it.
Fertility expert Leslie Schrock explains why embryonic personhood will never work in practice
Conservatives are in a tizzy over discarded embryos in IVF. But just like our natural human biology, there's no way around it, one expert said.
His wife had a common skin condition and tried expensive creams for over 20 years. She became 'patient zero' for his personalized skincare company — and had clear skin in a month.
Jack Jia, the CEO of Musely, started his company when he realized most over-the-counter skincare products don't work.
Over 35,000 women fled Texas to get abortions in 2023
Everything is bigger in Texas. That includes the number of patients who had to leave the state to get abortion care in 2023, data shows.
Why AI deals in healthcare have grown faster than other areas of tech — and what VCs are paying close attention to
Healthcare AI startups raised $2.8 billion in Q1 2024, according to a new report by Silicon Valley Bank. Here's what they're up against.
We need to stop having 'emotional check-ins' at work
One of the worst things your company can do for your mental health is talk about it too much.
Here's the 22-slide pitch deck that got Atropos Health $33 million for its generative AI bot for doctors
Atropos Health just raised a $33 million Series B led by Valtruis to help doctors and researchers analyze real-world evidence with generative AI.
The rise and fall of Elizabeth Holmes, the former Theranos CEO
Theranos' Elizabeth Holmes was sentenced to 11.25 years in a prison. But prison records show her term was shortened by more than 2 years.
Doctor-designed food prescriptions could help patients cut medical costs for hypertension and cancer
Food prescriptions are a growing trend to prevent illnesses like cancer. Here are 5 healthy foods a doctor often recommends.
Pet insurance is booming. It's also mostly worthless.
Pet insurance is now a $4 billion market. But as the industry grows, it's becoming as confusing and messy as health insurance for humans.