Category: Consumer Tech

Exclusive: Telemedicine Company Doctor On Demand Raises $75 Million To Expand During The Covid-19 Pandemic

While many businesses are suffering during the recession caused by the coronavirus pandemic, telemedicine companies, including Doctor on Demand, are doing better than ever.

AMA, Nurses And Hospitals Plead With Americans To Wear Masks As Coronavirus Cases Surge Again

The American Medical Association, American Hospital Association and American Nurses Association pleaded Monday with Americans to wear a mask and practice social distancing to stop the surge of cases of the coronavirus strain Covid-19.

AI 50: America’s Most Promising Artificial Intelligence Companies

Our second annual list highlights promising, private, U.S.-based companies that are using artificial intelligence in meaningful business-oriented ways.

Molina Completes New York Medicaid Deal As Health Plan Buyouts Escalate

Molina Healthcare said it completed the acquisition of certain assets of YourCare Health Plan, Inc., bringing the Medicaid health plan 47,000 new members.

Walgreens Partners With Adobe And Microsoft To ‘Personalize’ Customer Experience

Walgreens is expanding its partnership with Microsoft while adding a deal with Adobe to better “personalize” the shopping and healthcare experience of its more than 100 million customers.

With $136 Million In Fresh Funding, DispatchHealth Aims To Bring Back House Calls

DispatchHealth, which provides virtual and in-home healthcare, announced Tuesday that it has raised a $136 million Series C round. The main focus of the healthcare startup is to expand an old-school medical service: the house call.

These Young Entrepreneurs Have A Plan To Bring The Internet To Detroit, The Least Connected City In America

In Forbes’ first-ever virtual hackathon event, six under 30 alums gathered remotely for a full weekend, working round-the-clock to figure out how to distribute Internet to the least connected city in the country.

How Drones Are Helping India Fight The Coronavirus Pandemic

Demand for drones has soared as civic authorities, state governments and the police sought out these flying machines to help them manage the pandemic in a myriad of ways.

FemBeat: Modern Fertility Launches Pregnancy And Ovulation Tests, Along With A Mobile App To Centralize All Fertility-Related Data

Today, Modern Fertility is announcing the launch of two new products — a pregnancy test and an ovulation test — as well as a free mobile app to help women better understand their unique cycle and ovulation patterns, whether they are trying for kids or …

Post-Covid Travel: Here’s One Way To Ensure We Soon Return To The Skies

Will Pangea new Covid-19 smart card boost air travel by facilitating safe and secure entry into airport terminals and airplanes?