Category: Disruptors

Will CVS Health remain a driving force after COVID-19 ends?

As demand for COVID-19 testing and vaccination dwindles, CVS Health must prove that it can continue to grow and maintain customers, CNBC reported Feb. 9.

Amazon Care rolls out telehealth services nationwide: 4 notes

Amazon Care’s virtual health services are now available nationwide, and its in-person services will be rolled out in more than 20 new cities in 2022, Amazon said Feb. 8 in a post on its website.

How a ride-share can improve health: Uber Health’s new CMO and global head explain 

Just a few weeks on the job, Mike Cantor, MD, chief medical officer for Uber Health, alongside the global head of Uber Health, Caitlin Donovan, spoke to Becker’s about why exactly the technology transportation company needed its first CMO and its plan …

5 recent health moves from Uber

Rideshare company Uber has been making moves to disrupt the healthcare space in recent months, most notably the appointment of its first chief medical officer. Here are five healthcare moves the company has made in the past four months:

Google Cloud jumping into healthcare blockchain

Google Cloud is putting together a team of blockchain experts to create a business around blockchain applications for healthcare, retail and various other industries, CNBC reported Jan. 27.

Google Cloud seeking blockchain experts

Google Cloud is putting together a team of blockchain experts to create a business around blockchain applications for healthcare, retail and various other industries, CNBC reported Jan. 27.

Uber Health taps 1st CMO 

Uber Health, the healthcare arm of the rideshare giant, has hired its first chief medical officer. 

CVS CEO on disrupting traditional healthcare: 4 things to know

Karen Lynch, chief executive officer of CVS Health, described what CVS has been doing to disrupt the traditional landscape of the healthcare industry to The New York Times on Jan. 21.

Unilever won’t raise offer for GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer joint venture

After three rejected bids, London-based Unilever is throwing in the towel, stating that it will not raise its $68 billion offer to purchase GSK Consumer Healthcare, the joint venture between GlaxoSmithKline and Pfizer, The Wall Street Journal reported …

Apple’s 7 most recent health-related job openings

Apple recently posted several job openings related to its health business. Below are seven open positions, as of Jan. 19: