Category: Editors’ Pick

Exclusive: Endpoint Health Launches To Bring Targeted Therapies To Critically Ill Patients

With $12 million in funding, the company is building artificial intelligence software, diagnostic tests and partnerships with pharma companies to match patients with the best treatments.

Starbucks Will Require Face Masks Starting July 15, Here Are Some Costco Confrontations

Expect more and more businesses to require customers to wear face coverings. Here is why.

As Covid-19 Batters The Sunbelt, Have We Learned Anything About Protecting Long-Term Care Residents?

Covid-19 is spreading rapidly through the Sunbelt. Will it be as deadly for older adults living in long-term care facilities as it was in April and May?

Walgreens Suffers $700 Million Hit From Coronavirus ‘Stay At Home’ Orders

Walgreens Boots Alliance suffered a negative impact of $700 million to $750 million as the company sustained a major loss of global business from the surge of cases of the coronavirus strain Covid-19 that caused its customers to shelter in their homes.

Should We Experimentally Infect People With Covid-19 To Speed Up Vaccine Development?

Dr. Stephen Thomas, Chief of Infectious Diseases at SUNY Upstate Medical University, discusses his experience volunteering for a malaria vaccine trial in 2001 and how to evaluate the risks of human challenge experiments in search of a coronavirus vaccine.

Six Design Strategies To Reduce Healthcare Worker Stress During The Coronavirus Pandemic

Hospital design experts Ryan Hullinger and Sarah Markovitz explain the design changes to help healthcare facilities reduce stress for workers during the Covid-19 pandemic and beyond.

Digital Pharmacy Truepill Raises $25 Million To Expand Telehealth Offerings As Revenue Could Reach $200 Million This Year

Covid-19 is shaking up how patients and insurers alike view telemedicine. Tech-enabled pharmacy startup raised $25 million from Optum Ventures and others to take advantage of that shift.

Walgreens To Pay VillageMD $1 Billion To Open 500 Doctor-Staffed Clinics

Walgreens will invest $1 billion in VillageMD to open ‘500 to 700’ physician-staffed clinics inside its drugstores in more than 30 U.S. markets within the next five years.

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.

EPA: Two Lysol Disinfectants Are The First Approved For Covid-19 Coronavirus

What’s different about these two Lysol products?