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Health/Life Sciences

Mar 11, 2019, 9:45 AM

Microsoft and Seattle Children’s study shows strong link between smoking and unexpected death in infants

Microsoft data scientists and researchers at Seattle Children’s Hospital have teamed up to give a high-resolution picture of the link… Read More

Mar 9, 2019, 9:11 AM

‘Feed me, Alexa.’ University of Washington team creates voice-controlled robot to help people eat

Robotics researchers at the University of Washington in Seattle have developed a robotic system that can feed pieces of fruit… Read More

Mar 7, 2019, 9:57 AM

Eyedropper startup Nanodropper wins top prize at Univ. of Washington health innovation challenge

What if something as simple as a more precise eyedropper could cut the cost of glaucoma medication by more than… Read More

Mar 6, 2019, 2:44 PM

Amazon’s healthcare joint venture has a name — Haven — and website revealing details on initiative

The healthcare joint venture between Amazon, JPMorgan Chase and Berkshire Hathaway finally has a name, and it’s called Haven. The… Read More

Mar 5, 2019, 10:33 AM

Seattle startup Tasso raises $6M for at-home blood draw technology

Tasso, the maker of a product that lets patients collect their own blood at home, raised $6.1 million in a round… Read More

Mar 4, 2019, 12:05 PM

Amazon fuels Harvard hospital’s machine learning research program

Amazon thinks the cloud can make hospitals run better. The company’s Amazon Web Services unit is sponsoring a program at… Read More

Mar 2, 2019, 10:15 AM

3 leadership lessons from Adaptive Biotechnologies CEO Chad Robins

As the CEO of Adaptive Biotechnologies, Chad Robins has shown a knack for turning really good ideas into a viable… Read More

Mar 1, 2019, 3:33 PM

Bye bye, Band: Microsoft to end support for fitness wearable device and health dashboard

More than two years after taking its Band fitness tracker off the market, Microsoft is killing off the accompanying health… Read More

Feb 27, 2019, 10:40 AM

Amazon reportedly taps former Kindle and Flex exec to lead pharmacy group overseeing PillPack

Amazon has tasked Nader Kabbani with leading its new pharmacy initiative and overseeing the team from online pharmacy PillPack, according… Read More

Feb 26, 2019, 7:00 AM

How scorpion venom helps improve brain cancer surgery in children by making tumors glow

Seattle biotech company Blaze Bioscience has raised $5 million in funding as it pursues a pivotal trial for its “Tumor Paint,”… Read More

Feb 22, 2019, 3:12 PM

Judge allows ex-UnitedHealth exec to join Amazon healthcare joint venture

Former UnitedHealth executive David Smith can keep his new gig with the healthcare joint venture between Amazon, JPMorgan Chase and… Read More

Feb 21, 2019, 1:49 PM

Drug giant Merck pays $300M to acquire Seattle biotech company Immune Design

Merck, one of the world’s largest drugmakers, agreed to buy Seattle-based biotechnology company Immune Design for $300 million in cash.… Read More

Feb 21, 2019, 8:59 AM

Amazon’s new healthcare joint venture aims to reinvent benefits, cut drug costs and boost primary care

Insurance benefits, primary care and pharmacy costs will be at the center of the healthcare joint venture between Amazon, JPMorgan… Read More

Feb 20, 2019, 4:36 PM

Univ. of Washington Medicine exposes information of nearly 1 million patients due to database error

A database error late last year exposed the personal information of nearly a million patients, University of Washington Medicine said… Read More

Feb 20, 2019, 12:00 PM

University of Washington researchers create massive genetic map of organ development

It takes three weeks for a mouse to develop from a fertilized egg into a newborn. In that time, there… Read More

Feb 20, 2019, 9:42 AM

Microsoft teams up with global health partners to spot rare diseases faster using new technology

Patients with a rare disease often face a long and painful road to an accurate diagnosis. The process takes five years on… Read More

Feb 19, 2019, 11:46 AM

Seattle biotech startup Good Therapeutics raises $11M to make smart cancer therapies

Good Therapeutics, a new Seattle biotech startup that aims to develop protein drugs that act only when needed, raised $11… Read More

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Feb 15, 2019, 4:33 PM

After twin-astronaut tests, NASA readies new wave of studies on space health risks

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Almost three years after NASA astronaut Scott Kelly returned from spending nearly a year in orbit, researchers are… Read More

Feb 12, 2019, 7:15 AM

Bill Gates explains why putting America first means giving a damn about the rest of the world, too

With a wave of nationalism sweeping the globe, Bill Gates contends that doing right by the country starts with helping… Read More

Feb 11, 2019, 11:18 AM

Providence St. Joseph Health acquires Seattle blockchain startup that helps hospitals get paid

Health care provider Providence St. Joseph Health acquired Seattle startup Lumedic, which uses blockchain to collect payments more efficiently. The process… Read More

Feb 7, 2019, 4:21 PM

Seattle Genetics shares slump after losses grow

Seattle Genetics on Thursday reported higher-than-expected losses for the fourth quarter, sending shares down 8 percent in after-hours trading. Quarterly… Read More

Feb 7, 2019, 7:18 AM

KenSci raises $22M to help healthcare companies predict when patients will get sick and lower costs

KenSci has raised an additional $22 million to fuel growth of its machine learning and AI-powered technology that helps health… Read More

Feb 7, 2019, 5:01 AM

Microsoft Healthcare reveals more of its strategy with new cloud and AI products for hospitals

Microsoft is expanding its healthcare offerings with three new tools that bring its cloud and artificial intelligence capabilities into hospitals… Read More

Naveen Jain and Viome test
Feb 6, 2019, 8:58 AM

Naveen Jain’s wellness startup Viome to acquire Habit nutrition service from Campbell Soup Co.

Viome, a health startup from Seattle-based entrepreneur Naveen Jain, has reached an agreement to acquire personalized nutrition service Habit from… Read More

Feb 5, 2019, 10:16 AM

‘Batman’ tech: UW spins out new startup that uses sonar to detect opioid overdoses

An app that uses sonar to detect opioid overdoses is making the leap from research to startup mode with the… Read More

Feb 4, 2019, 4:01 PM

Amazon health care joint venture names Zocdoc executive as CTO, ramps up hiring

Serkan Kutan, an Amazon and Microsoft veteran who was most recently chief technology officer at medical appointment booking company Zocdoc, has… Read More

Jan 31, 2019, 11:06 AM

Sentinel Healthcare raises $2M to monitor hypertension in round led by PSL Ventures

Medical data startup Sentinel Healthcare has raised $2 million in funding round led by PSL Ventures, Pioneer Square Lab’s investment arm.… Read More

Jan 31, 2019, 8:24 AM

Super surgeons: Proprio aims to bring computer vision and AI to the operating room

Seattle startup Proprio Vision wants to overhaul how surgeons see. At least, that’s the admittedly ambitious first step toward its… Read More

Jan 30, 2019, 7:48 AM

Magnolia Medical raises $20M to cut down errors in blood tests

Medical device maker Magnolia Medical raised $20 million to expand its platform for sepsis testing accuracy and to develop new… Read More

Jan 25, 2019, 8:57 AM

Seattle startup raises cash for app that gives patients control of their medical records

As part of a growing push to let patients own their medical history, digital health startup Vyrty recently launched a mobile… Read More

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