Category: Disruptors

Verily, a healthcare and life sciences arm of Google parent company Alphabet, has cut jobs.

Amazon continues to hire for its various healthcare businesses. Here are 11 new healthcare job postings from the tech giant in the past month — and what they pay.

Walgreens’ VillageMD sold 11 locations in Rhode Island to medical group management firm Arches Medical Partners. 

Google is updating and launching new healthcare AI models ranging from those that can examine medical images to a personal health coaching large language model. 

An ongoing clash between UnitedHealthcare and New York City-based Mount Sinai will have effects on some of Amazon’s One Medical patients, a spokesperson from One Medical confirmed to Becker’s.

Epic Systems, UC San Diego Health, Boston Children’s and Cedars-Sinai are launching healthcare-focused apps for Apple’s new Vision Pro headset. 

Amazon’s Alexa has integrated a telehealth and virtual healthcare delivery platform by Hellocare into its software, allowing patients to make calls and seek medical assistance from physicians and nurses through the use of their voice.

Walmart Health has named Ken Silverstein, MD, as vice president of clinical operations.

Apple continues to aggressively hire for healthcare jobs focused on enhancing the health features of its devices. 

Walgreens’ VillageMD is laying off some of its employees as it looks to exit the Illinois market, a spokesperson for the company confirmed to Becker’s.