Press Release
Verb Surgical Announces Kurt Azarbarzin as President and CEO
Verb Surgical Inc. today announced that Kurt Azarbarzin has joined the company as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. […]
Big Tech
How Big Tech Companies Are Disrupting the Digital Health Market
(Wearable Technologies) – In the last five years, big tech companies such as Amazon, Microsoft and Alphabet have been trying to gain a firm foothold in the digital health market. And there’s a simple explanation for this: the aging baby boomer and the rising cost of healthcare. […]
Artificial Intelligence
New voices at patients’ bedsides: Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Apple
(STAT) – At first it was a novelty: Hospitals began using voice assistants to allow patients to order lunch, check medication regimens, and get on-demand medical advice at home. But these devices are now making deeper inroads into patient care. […]
Robotics
Alphabet’s Verb Surgical CEO Exits; Health Robotics Startup Hasn’t Named A Replacement
(Forbes) – The CEO of Alphabet and Johnson & Johnson’s robotic surgery startup, Verb Surgical, left the company a little more than three weeks ago, he confirmed to Forbes on Friday. Scott Huennekens had been CEO of the company since it was founded in 2015. […]
Big Tech
As tech companies move into health care, here’s what to watch in 2019
(The Verge) – From Amazon and Apple opening clinics to Uber launching a medical transit program, technology giants spent 2018 moving into the health care space. Many of these initiatives are still in very early stages, but they’ll continue to grow in 2019. […]
Amazon
Dr. Google And The New Group Practice That Includes Drs. Apple and Amazon
(Forbes) – Here we go again. Apple and Google have been making the news recently about how these tech giants are moving into health. And now, we see Amazon stepping into the U.S. drug distribution business after a foothold in Japan. […]