Digital Healthcare company WELL Health Technologies Corp. entered into definitive agreements to acquire the clinical assets of Jack Nathan Medical Corp., which includes a network of 16 owned and operated primary care clinics across 13 Canadian cities and a clinic-licensing business with 62 licensee clinics, which the company says will become the model for its new Affiliate Clinic business stream...
Walmart announced that it would now allow customers to purchase new prescription medications, medication refills and general merchandise for same-day delivery in a single order via the Walmart app and through the company's website.
The company says customers will have access to same-day delivery of medications via its Pharmacy Delivery, excluding controlled substances, Medicare Part B items, and...
Retail giant Walmart and MISTR, a telemedicine provider offering free online STI testing, PrEP, DoxyPEP and long-term HIV care, have launched a pilot program offering free at-home HIV testing kits to customers from seven Walmart stores in Georgia.
The tests require a finger prick. Step-by-step instructions and an instructional video are included in each kit to ensure each test is done correctly...
California-based diagnostics startup Simple HealthKit announced that it is partnering with Walmart to make its home diagnostic test kits for diabetes, sexual wellness and respiratory health available to customers via the retail chain's website.
Simple HeathKit's sexual health test kit can identify gonorrhea, chlamydia and trichomoniasis. Its respiratory test can detect influenza and respiratory...
Though telehealth usage has declined from pandemic highs, the forces of consumerization and pressure from new retail companies could have a growing impact on the healthcare industry, according to a report by Trilliant Health.
The 2022 Trends Shaping the Health Economy analysis found that telehealth volumes peaked at 73.7 million visits in the second quarter of 2020 and that visits during the...
Retail giant Walmart is teaming up with behavioral health-coaching platform BetterUp on a new service aimed at supporting caregivers. Called BetterUp for Caregivers, the subscription service will be exclusively offered through Walmart's Wellness Hub.
The monthly subscription offers coaching circles with other caregivers and live virtual classes. Members can also tap into exercises and wellness-...
Though COVID-19 vaccines began their rollout to the public, 2021 was still a turbulent year for healthcare providers as they weathered new virus variants, staffing shortages and burnout.
But the pandemic also created a new wave of interest in virtual care and telehealth. Many providers turned toward the modality to keep in contact with patients in 2020, but startups and other organizations are...
The COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdowns that were instituted to help control it have re-shaped every sector, and healthcare is no exception. But it isn’t only traditional providers and payers that have discovered the virtues of virtual care and are now exploring its best use cases.
New players that have been entering healthcare over the last few years – including big tech companies and big box...
Big retail is positioned to shake up the healthcare industry. With more than 200 million weekly customers, Walmart may have the reach to do just that. Walmart’s interest in healthcare isn’t anything new.
“Walmart believes we have a right to make healthcare disrupted. We are doing that by providing all of the assets that we have, and our mission is to provide affordable, accessible, human-...
