At the very beginning of 2021, Amazon’s high-profile healthcare partnership with Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase, dubbed Haven, finally broke down.
The goal of the joint venture between some of the country’s largest and most powerful companies was to disrupt the healthcare industry, lowering costs and improving outcomes for their employees. The project shut down after only three years. ...
Cue Health, best known for its at-home COVID-19 molecular test, will launch its own virtual health platform, pushing the company outside of the diagnostics space.
The direct-to-consumer platform, available on Nov. 15, will include on-demand access to doctors, guided COVID-19 testing, prescriptions and physician-ordered lab tests. The virtual care offerings are part of a membership program, where...
A new COVID-19 modelling tool, which aims to boost visitor safety during Expo 2020 Dubai, has been unveiled by the Department of Health (DoH) Abu Dhabi.
Nicknamed the “Expo 2020 Model”, the epidemiological testing tool reportedly assesses the real-time risk of further spread of the coronavirus, if any, alerting health authorities of any causes for concern. The tool allows the sector to “generate...
On Thursday, Amazon landed an FDA Emergency Use Authorization for its COVID-19 test kit with at-home sample collection.
According to FDA documents, the product is cleared for self-sample collection by nasal swab for individuals aged 18 years and over. The kit can be used either under the supervision of a healthcare provider or unsupervised at home. The kit includes a nasal swab, a collection tube...
Digital testing platform, PocDoc has launched a testing solution to employers wanting to get people back to work safely.
The test is carried out via a finger prick with results being returned in 10 minutes.
The results display if someone has an active COVID-19 infection based on the presence of early-onset antibodies and should immediately self-isolate. It will reveal if there is a presence of...
