pharmaceuticals

Swiss Startup PeakData Raises $12M in Series A
Swiss Startup PeakData Raises $12M in Series A
August 22, 2022  |  Investments

Swiss HealthTech startup PeakData raised €12.1 million ($12 million) in a Series A round led by AlbionVC, which also saw participation from Octopus Ventures and...

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CVS Reportedly Eyeing Signify Health to Expand Into Medical Services
CVS Reportedly Eyeing Signify Health to Expand Into Medical Services
August 07, 2022  |  Healthcare

CVS is reportedly looking to purchase healthcare platform Signify Health, which would allow the drugstore chain to expand into home health services. Signify has been...

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CVS Q2: ‘Digital First Approach’ Drives Boost in Convenience, Community Health
CVS Q2: ‘Digital First Approach’ Drives Boost in Convenience, Community Health
August 03, 2022  |  Retail

CVS Health said its “digital first strategy” is driving increases in its online customer base and visits to its MinuteClinic as the nation’s largest retail...

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UnitedHealth Dropping Copays on Some Popular Drugs 
UnitedHealth Dropping Copays on Some Popular Drugs 
July 15, 2022  |  Healthcare

UnitedHealth Group plans to eliminate copayments and other out-of-pocket expenses for patients on some popular drugs, including insulin and anti-overdose treatment naloxone, starting next year,...

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Telemedicine’s Post-COVID Evolution Paves Way for Digital Therapies, Diagnostics
Telemedicine’s Post-COVID Evolution Paves Way for Digital Therapies, Diagnostics
July 14, 2022  |  Healthcare

Catapulted from relative obscurity to mainstream status by COVID-19, telemedicine has obvious limitations in treating disease, but the emerging world of digital therapeutics is changing...

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‘Antiquated’ Medical Supply Sector Ripe for Post-COVID Digital Shift
‘Antiquated’ Medical Supply Sector Ripe for Post-COVID Digital Shift
July 05, 2022  |  Healthcare

Medical supplies — a market that, by some estimates, will do over $300 billion in U.S. sales in 2022 — is the lucrative land that...

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Walgreens Looks to Healthcare and Digital for Growth
Walgreens Looks to Healthcare and Digital for Growth
June 30, 2022  |  Healthcare

With COVID-19 vaccinations and urgent care visits dropping through spring as infection fears faded, Big Pharmacy is looking to get back on track with expansion...

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Walgreens Plans to Double Robot Pharmacy Use
Walgreens Plans to Double Robot Pharmacy Use
June 30, 2022  |  Retail

Walgreens wants to double the number of prescriptions being filled by its robot-powered micro fulfillment centers, the pharmacy chain’s chief executive said Thursday (June 30)....

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Study Cites Mark Cuban’s Online Pharmacy Model for Price Reform
Study Cites Mark Cuban’s Online Pharmacy Model for Price Reform
June 22, 2022  |  Prescriptions

For a sector steeped in scans and tests to find hidden problems, healthcare itself isn’t very good at transparency, especially when it comes to prescription...

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