Health/Life Sciences

Nov 4, 2018, 8:00 AM

Geek on the Street: Would you want to live to 200, and would do you anything differently?

Health technology is hot. But there are mixed feelings about aging a century or more beyond the typical current human… Read More

Nov 2, 2018, 9:49 PM

National ‘All of Us’ campaign aims to enlist a million genomes for precision medicine

Eric Dishman is a living, breathing advertisement for the ambitious experiment he’s in charge of, the National Institutes of Health’s… Read More

Nov 1, 2018, 9:52 AM

Bristol-Myers Squibb will close its Seattle Zymogenetics operations next year

Zymogenetics, the Seattle-based pharmaceutical company owned by Bristol-Myers Squibb, will start the process of laying off workers and closing its… Read More

Nov 1, 2018, 9:17 AM

Steve and Connie Ballmer donate $20M to Seattle Children’s clinic that serves low-income families

Seattle Children’s Hospital announced Thursday that Steve Ballmer, the former Microsoft CEO, and his wife Connie Ballmer have made a… Read More

Oct 31, 2018, 12:03 PM

The Power of Personalized Medicine: How tech is unlocking a new way of thinking about health

There have been a number of astronomical shifts in medicine over the centuries, from the discovery of antibiotics to the… Read More

Oct 30, 2018, 6:00 AM

Healthcare tech startup 98point6 raises $50M, led by Goldman Sachs, to expand its ‘virtual clinic’

98point6, a Seattle-based startup developing an entirely virtual primary care service, has raised $50 million in a round led by… Read More

Oct 30, 2018, 12:01 AM

Allen Frontiers Group awards $13.5M for research on cancer, cells, aging and brains

It’s notable that the newest class of Allen Distinguished Investigators, announced today by the Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group, includes… Read More

Oct 29, 2018, 3:00 PM

SEngine Precision Medicine raises $3M, adds former Fred Hutch president to board

SEngine Precision Medicine, a startup working to personalize cancer treatment, has raised $3 million in new funding and added… Read More

Oct 26, 2018, 10:48 AM

Celgene CEO: Treating cancer is becoming ‘ironically easy’ — now the problem is affordability

BELLEVUE, Wash. — Cancer treatments have improved astronomically in the past few decades. But as more patients overcome the disease,… Read More

Oct 26, 2018, 5:00 AM

Genneve to launch unique telehealth service for women experiencing menopause

A startup that launched two years ago to sell lubricants and provide information for menopausal women is expanding to become… Read More

Oct 23, 2018, 10:12 AM

Microsoft creates new employee health plan, focusing on an improved patient experience

Microsoft is teaming up with insurer Premera Blue Cross and healthcare provider Eastside Health Network to create a new health… Read More

Oct 21, 2018, 12:00 PM

AI is integral to the future of healthcare — but for now, so are humans

Artificial intelligence has been around for half a century, but it has only recently become a real player in the… Read More

Oct 18, 2018, 6:00 AM

After struggling with their own drug addictions, these founders just raised $6M for a recovery app

Daniela Luzi Tudor and Murphy Jensen know all about recovering from drug and alcohol addiction. After all, they went through… Read More

Oct 17, 2018, 9:35 AM

University of Washington spinout raises $1.2M for next-generation RNA sequencing technology

There’s a new biotechnology spin-out from the University of Washington, and the company is already raising cash to get its… Read More

Oct 16, 2018, 1:51 PM

Programming error exposed personal information in Fred Hutch database

A programming error in a database run by Seattle’s Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center exposed the personal information of 5,000… Read More

Oct 16, 2018, 10:46 AM

The cancer that changed the course of Paul Allen’s life, and shaped his legacy

“I felt as bulletproof as most people under thirty. I took my health for granted.” That’s how Paul Allen, the… Read More

Oct 10, 2018, 8:00 AM

Univ. of Washington researchers unveil Prescience, an AI system that predicts problems during surgery

During surgery, anesthesiologists have a lot to keep track of. They need to monitor patients’ vital signs and administer the… Read More

Oct 9, 2018, 12:00 PM

How Microsoft and Adaptive Biotech became ‘a single team’ to build groundbreaking AI diagnostic

Every day, thousands of people cross the 520 bridge between Seattle and Bellevue, Wash. But for some of those people,… Read More

Oct 9, 2018, 6:00 AM

New HIV vaccine study will test first-of-its-kind tech, with backing from the Gates Foundation

The International AIDS Vaccine Initiative announced the launch of a first-of-its-kind clinical trial Tuesday that will test a new HIV… Read More

Oct 8, 2018, 1:45 PM

Amazon’s health venture with Berkshire and JPMorgan is the ‘epitome of entrepreneurial spirit,’ says Accolade’s Raj Singh

Healthcare in the United States has more than a few problems. Costs are skyrocketing, chronic conditions are becoming more common… Read More

Oct 8, 2018, 11:45 AM

Geek on the Street: Would you want to live to 200, and would do you anything differently?

National ‘All of Us’ campaign aims to enlist a million genomes for precision medicine

Bristol-Myers Squibb will close its Seattle Zymogenetics operations next year

Steve and Connie Ballmer donate $20M to Seattle Children’s clinic that serves low-income families

The Power of Personalized Medicine: How tech is unlocking a new way of thinking about health

Healthcare tech startup 98point6 raises $50M, led by Goldman Sachs, to expand its ‘virtual clinic’

Allen Frontiers Group awards $13.5M for research on cancer, cells, aging and brains

SEngine Precision Medicine raises $3M, adds former Fred Hutch president to board

Celgene CEO: Treating cancer is becoming ‘ironically easy’ — now the problem is affordability

Genneve to launch unique telehealth service for women experiencing menopause

Microsoft creates new employee health plan, focusing on an improved patient experience

AI is integral to the future of healthcare — but for now, so are humans

After struggling with their own drug addictions, these founders just raised $6M for a recovery app

University of Washington spinout raises $1.2M for next-generation RNA sequencing technology

Programming error exposed personal information in Fred Hutch database

The cancer that changed the course of Paul Allen’s life, and shaped his legacy

Univ. of Washington researchers unveil Prescience, an AI system that predicts problems during surgery

How Microsoft and Adaptive Biotech became ‘a single team’ to build groundbreaking AI diagnostic

New HIV vaccine study will test first-of-its-kind tech, with backing from the Gates Foundation

Amazon’s health venture with Berkshire and JPMorgan is the ‘epitome of entrepreneurial spirit,’ says Accolade’s Raj Singh

Novo Nordisk teaming up with startups for diabetes challenge, aiming to create new digital health tools

Gender expert at University of Washington thought her ‘genius grant’ was a prank

Secretive startup Receptor Life Sciences raises $7.5M for therapies based on ‘plant extracts’

Wellness tech is helpful, but ‘don’t get too obsessed’ with the numbers, biotech leader says

Chan Zuckerberg Biohub launches open-access database of mouse cells to fuel research

Paul Allen says non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma has returned but voices optimism about fighting it

FDA approves Adaptive Biotech’s tool to track potential cancer relapses

AbCellera raises $10M for machine-learning fueled antibody discovery platform

Sentinel Healthcare launches platform to fill gaps between IoT devices and doctors offices

New Alexa skill from Seattle and Boston children’s hospitals takes on flu season