Health/Life Sciences – Page 43 of 57

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

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

More than 100 million people in the U.S. have diabetes or pre-diabetes, making the disease one of the most common —… Read More

Oct 5, 2018, 2:08 PM

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

When University of Washington psychology professor Kristina Olson got the call telling her she’d be receiving one of the MacArthur… Read More

Oct 4, 2018, 3:28 PM

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

Secretive biotechnology company Receptor Life Sciences has raised a funding round totaling just over $7.5 million, according to a filing with… Read More

Oct 3, 2018, 4:19 PM

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

The number of tools and gadgets aimed at health has skyrocketed in the past few years. That technology can be… Read More

Oct 3, 2018, 4:00 PM

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

Mice are the quintessential research animals. Over decades, these unassuming creatures have played a role in almost every advance in modern… Read More

Oct 1, 2018, 2:06 PM

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

Nine years after he underwent treatment for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a potentially fatal but treatable form of cancer, Microsoft co-founder Paul… Read More

Sep 28, 2018, 3:45 PM

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

Seattle-based biotech company Adaptive Biotechnologies announced Friday that the FDA has cleared its clonoSEQ platform for use. It marks first time a technology… Read More

Sep 27, 2018, 11:08 AM

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

AbCellera, a biotech startup based in Vancouver, B.C., announced Thursday that it has raised a $10 million series A round… Read More

Sep 27, 2018, 9:00 AM

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

Dr. Nirav Shah is a stroke specialist by training. He’s spent years studying the cardiovascular system, but increasingly, his patients… Read More

Sep 26, 2018, 9:49 AM

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

Kids already have a lot of AI friends to chat with, whether they’re asking Siri to play their favorite song… Read More

Sep 25, 2018, 6:00 AM

Can’t get enough sun? Startup launches light therapy booths to bathe users in vitamin D

You walk into a small kiosk glowing with purple light, press the buttons on the touchscreen interface, and stand for… Read More

Sep 24, 2018, 2:00 AM

Fred Hutch study discovers how cancer evades immunotherapies, sometimes returning years later

Few advances in cancer treatment have gotten as much attention in the past decade as immunotherapies, therapies that use the… Read More

Sep 19, 2018, 4:47 PM

TLDR: Nest secretly buys digital health startup

Today’s featured stories Nest’s digital health ambitions revealed in records from secretive purchase of Seattle startup Senosis Backed by Seattle… Read More

Sep 19, 2018, 5:00 AM

Silverback Therapeutics raises $37.5M, unveils tech that targets therapies to disease locations

Silverback Therapeutics, a stealthy biotechnology startup, gave the first glimpse of its technology Wednesday as it announced an additional $37.5… Read More

Sep 19, 2018, 5:00 AM

‘Work is broken’: Limeade acquires Sitrion as company aims to boost employee engagement

Limeade continues to march forward on its mission to improve employee engagement at work. The Bellevue, Wash.-based company today announced… Read More

Sep 17, 2018, 9:01 PM

Bill and Melinda Gates warn ‘stunning progress’ toward reducing global poverty could stall for first time in decades

Since 1990, the percentage of people around the world living below the extreme poverty line has dropped from 36 to… Read More

Sep 17, 2018, 2:53 PM

Seattle skyline turns blue this week to celebrate Allen Institute’s 15th birthday

If you see a lot of blue lights around Seattle landmarks this week, it’s not in honor of the Seahawks —… Read More

Sep 14, 2018, 10:37 AM

How Bill Gates, a valley full of snakes and one entrepreneur took on a deadly disease

In 1996, Bill Gates read a story in the New York Times that sparked his passion for health. The story… Read More

Sep 14, 2018, 8:55 AM

The robot will see you now: New GeekWire Summit track explores how AI, genetic data and more are transforming healthcare

From chatbots to Apple Watches, blood tests to genetic data, technology is changing almost every element of healthcare. That transformation… Read More