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Amazon is shutting down its telehealth service
Amazon plans to discontinue its Care telehealth service by the end of the year.
Amazon will buy primary healthcare provider One Medical for $3.9 billion
Along with in-person care, One Medical offers telehealth services.
CVS won’t fill prescriptions for controlled substances from two telehealth companies
It cited concerns with Cerebral and Done Health.
Disability organizations call on DOJ to finalize online accessibility rules
In a letter published today, 181 disability organizations call for the Department of Justice to finalize rules for online accessibility.
US lawmakers want to make sure pandemic telehealth coverage doesn't lapse
A bipartisan group of US lawmakers wants Congress to ensure telehealth coverage doesn't lapse in the uncertainty of the pandemic.
Boost Mobile's Unlimited Plus plan throws in free virtual doctor visits
Starting this summer, Boost Mobile will include access to K Health in its Unlimited Plus plan.
Amazon's Care telehealth service is coming to more companies
Amazon Care, the company's telehealth service, is now expanding to more firms and Amazon employees.
Microsoft hopes its cloud expertise can modernize nonprofits
The company is announcing three new products — Cloud for Financial Services, Cloud for Manufacturing and Cloud for Nonprofit. It's also releasing its first update to the Healthcare service.
Omron's VitalSight is a blood pressure monitoring service for telehealth
Before the pandemic, telehealth — seeing a doctor virtually instead of in real life — was hardly used by most patients in the US. In response, we have seen more connected tools like glucose monitors that can monitor vitals at home. Omron's VitalSight aims to do the same for hypertension, or high blood pressure, which can be a precursor to a stroke or heart attack.
Lawmakers want expanded telehealth coverage to last beyond the pandemic
A bipartisan group of 49 lawmakers led by Senator Brian Schatz says the current state of expanded access and coverage to telehealth services should be the norm going forward.
MIT researchers show how 'Dr. Spot' could help diagnose COVID-19
Boston Dynamics and MIT researchers say they’ve collaborated to create “Dr. Dr. Spot also has a computer tablet that allows doctors to remotely speak with patients. Researchers tested Dr. Spot with volunteers at the Harvard Medical School’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston.
Telehealth got a huge boost from COVID-19. Now what?
During the height of the coronavirus pandemic, venturing outside in New York felt like preparing for battle. “Cancer doesn’t stop for COVID,” said Dr. Mara Weinstein, assistant professor of dermatology at the University of Rochester Medical Center. Dr. Weinstein told Engadget that she is still seeing patients every day in upstate New York.
Engadget Podcast: WWDC breakdown and a health-tech check-in
Cherlynn is joined by a few guests to discuss Apple's WWDC news. What are their favorite iOS 14 changes? Is Android still far ahead? Then, a discussion on health tech developments with CNBC's Chrissy Farr.
Microsoft flexed its cloud and AI muscles at Build 2020
The company’s investments in cloud and machine learning are starting to deliver real products. It’s a bold proposition, but one with the potential to propel Microsoft’s productivity software ahead of Google’s. These components can be inserted into emails or even a chat app like Microsoft’s Teams.
US Senators propose giving $2 billion to healthcare facilities for broadband
At the start of April, a bipartisan group of House lawmakers introduced the Healthcare Broadband Expansion During COVID-19 Act.The legislation seems to be moving forward now.
Microsoft's Cloud for Healthcare is an elaborate suite of telehealth tools
Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare is now available in a public preview and as a free six-month trial. Microsoft’s service is also designed to make it easier for care teams to work across the many parts of America’s dizzying healthcare infrastructure.
Engadget Podcast: Dell's new XPS laptops and Zocdoc's telehealth play
Devindra and Cherlynn tackle the good and bad of Dell’s new XPS and Alienware laptops, before diving into Zocdoc’s telehealth play and what that could mean for our healthcare infrastructure in the future.
Zocdoc becomes a telehealth facilitator with new video service
It’s partnering with communications platform Twilio to launch Zocdoc Video Service (ZVS), a HIPAA-compliant telehealth video solution that will be free to use not just for consumers, but for doctors too. Before today’s launch, Zocdoc’s main function was as a directory.
Boston Dynamics’ robot dog is chipping in to help COVID-19 patients
Boston Dynamics' four-legged robot is allowing healthcare providers to remotely triage COVID-19 patients at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
How to get and stay sober during the COVID-19 quarantine
If your drinking habit is become problematic during the coronavirus quarantine, here are some online resources to get you back on the wagon.
