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What do IBM, 23andMe and health-tech trends tell us about medicine’s evolution?

The company uses data, analytics and digital health to advance precision medicine and optimize costs.

The regulator issued a warning to providers and patients just one day after approving a 23andMe direct-to-consumer test regarding medication metabolism.

AI, big data and blockchain technology are just a few of the innovations that healthcare leaders must begin to leverage.

Data from a new ratings system will show the efficacy and efficiency of ambulatory surgery centers, according to this expert.

The agency claims the rule will promote innovation and limit physician paperwork burnout. Critics have managed to put off the most controversial part of the change.

These connected medical devices require a more comprehensive strategy if we are to protect patients.

A new study suggests that healthcare and research must do more to understand patients’ views of genetic privacy and to improve trust.

The company’s Personal Genome Service Pharmacogenetic Reports test analyzes 33 variants of several genes.

The Reimagining Residency initiative comes at a time when demands on doctors are changing and physician burnout is roaring.

Insufficient interoperability, cyberattacks and ethical concerns are just some of the challenges facing health systems.

How data privacy, cybersecurity, ethics and malpractice intersect.

Why investors backed the high-tech Canadian clinical decision support company.

How a new AR system fosters direct care on battlefields and in natural disaster zones and rural areas with the help of on-site medical “mentees.”

What you need to know about Bose’s connected hearing aids, mHealth apps and health tech’s power to help patients and physicians.

Johnson & Johnson Innovation led the round, which will help Carrot commercialize its smoking cessation platform.

How data science and machine learning can help patients with diseases like multiple sclerosis.

Both IBM and Red Hat have strong roots in health tech, a sector increasingly focused on cloud services.

How healthcare providers can set strong virtual care goals.

The agency has reopened the Direct Enrollment pathway in the wake of last week’s security incident.

Las Vegas can teach healthcare a lot about patient engagement and the patient experience. Just ask Sunny Tara, co-founder and CEO of CareCognitics.

7 roles mHealth can play in boosting medication adherence.

Sanofi’s investment in Enable Injections signals hope in high-tech medication adherence.

The device, called the SynchroMed II myPTM, provides a substitute to oral opioids for patients with chronic pain, according to Medtronic.

New tech can improve the patient experience and outcomes only if healthcare mitigates cybersecurity risks.

The only tech additions that medicine needs right now are ones that cut out stopping points between physicians and patients.

The genomic engineering company is advancing precision medicine with support from Silicon Valley heavyweights.

Why digital therapeutics could become more significant to patients and healthcare providers.