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UnitedHealth Group’s Optum has won Federal Trade Commission approval of its $4 billion acquisition of DaVita Medical Group after a settlement was reached over allegations of a monopoly in the Las Vegas market.

MetLife is utilizing the live public Ethereum blockchain to add transparency and efficiency to the life insurance claims process. This program has the potential to transform the insurance industry as a whole, creating new markets, products, and servici…

Trust and belief in vaccines lowest in higher-income countries.

Vida Health operates in an increasingly competitive digital health market, but believes it has an advantage by offering more than 20 chronic disease management programs on one app to address co-morbidities. It is now looking to sign up more customers.

Healthcare is seeing rapid growth in technological capabilities that utilize artificial intelligence to provide autonomous care. New research explores what influences people’s acceptance of such technology

By enacting the above suggestions, Bluebird Bio can show that it is confident in its product, that it will only get paid if the product works, that it will adjust costs if there is a need for future treatments and that it won’t be opportunistic in taki…

Only9.7%of funding goes to women-led healthtech startups. To solve the biggest health challenges investors must fund diverse founders. Because as you read this, innovations that could be literally saving lives are being left underfunded. Here’s 50+ wom…

Accidental ingestion of cosmetics, including nail care, hair care, and skin care products is remarkably common in young children. Over 4,000 children require emergency care each year for these events.

San Francisco legislators unanimously voted to halt the sale of e-cigarettes in the city, though Juul has already put a plan into action to undo the ban.

Although CBD is often revered as a miracle drug, a new study finds that it could be causing liver damage.