Several major players in the healthcare industry — Walmart, Optum and Walgreens’ VillageMD — are closing or scaling back their healthcare services in 2024.
Category: Disruptors
What Amazon pays for 10 health tech jobs
Amazon continues building out its healthcare artificial intelligence and pharmacy businesses. Here are 10 health tech jobs the tech giant is hiring for this month.
Optum shutting down telehealth business
UnitedHealth Group’s Optum Virtual Care is shutting down, Endpoints News reported April 24.
Elon Musk's Neuralink selects study site
Elon Musk’s neurotechnology company, Neuralink, has selected Phoenix-based Barrow Neurological Institute as the inaugural site for conducting its Neuralink PRIME Study.
Why Walgreens' CEO expects to beat Amazon on healthcare
Walgreens’ new CEO said the company will vanquish Amazon on healthcare by continuing to offer a human touch, CNBC reported.
Apple's pay for 9 health tech jobs
Apple continues to aggressively hire for healthcare jobs focused on enhancing the health features of its devices.
With layoffs, Best Buy redirects resources to healthcare arm
Best Buy is laying off Geek Squad tech-support employees as the company shifts its focus to healthcare, The Verge reported.
The changing dynamics for retail healthcare disruptors
Retail healthcare disruptors’ fortunes have been heading in different directions lately.
Microsoft's Nuance wins court case over 3D medical scans
A federal appeals court sided with Microsoft’s Nuance Communications over a lawsuit involving its use of medical imaging technology.
Walmart Health continues big Texas expansion
Walmart is planning to open four healthcare centers in the Houston area this month followed by four more in the summer and fall, the Houston Chronicle reported April 2.
