The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group, a division of the Seattle-based Allen Institute, is launching a research center in New York to focus on interactions between the nervous system and… Read More
Amazon unveiled a new bedside sleep-tracking device, Halo Rise, expanding its lineup of consumer health devices beyond wristbands for the first time. Announced this morning at the company’s fall Echo… Read More
Amazon is adding a new feature to its Halo health app, using computer vision and machine learning to score users’ stability, posture and mobility in four different areas of the… Read More
Vector Remote Care, a digital health startup for care teams to remotely monitor patients with implanted cardiac devices, closed a $12.5 million Series A funding round led by Updata Partners.… Read More
All-Pro NFL linebacker Bobby Wagner may best be known for his smart reads on the gridiron. But the anchor on the Seattle Seahawks defense also is tackling a side career… Read More
Women make the vast majority of healthcare decisions and on average spend 30% more than men on healthcare. And yet when it comes to funding next-generation digital health concepts, just… Read More
They say that the second vaccine shot for COVID-19 is rougher than the first one — and we’re not just talking about the side effects. As a newly double-vaccinated member… Read More
A few weeks ago, I started wearing a new health band. I gave it permission to eavesdrop on my side of conversations — and it has lots of opinions about… Read More
Conversa, a Portland, Ore.-based telehealth startup, has raised another $8 million as part of an expanded Series B round. The company announced a $12 million round in June co-led by… Read More
One of Seattle’s biggest and longest active venture capital firms is looking to jump into the SPAC arena. Frazier Healthcare Partners — which has invested in biotechnology companies since 1991… Read More
Five years after starting out as an experimental project to see if advanced sensors and artificial intelligence could spot the signs of a disease outbreak before it happens, Microsoft Premonition… Read More
Sam’s Club, a division of Walmart, is promoting Seattle startup 98point6 as a telehealth service for its customers. The grocery giant will offer virtual healthcare through 98point6, a 5-year-old startup… Read More
Amazon’s new Halo tracker and service are just the start of a “full roadmap of new and innovative devices and experiences” in digital health and wellness. That’s the message from… Read More
As COVID-19 social distancing restrictions have eased, people are going into stores, restaurants and restrooms while still trying to stay at least six feet apart. But what if you can’t… Read More
Sensoria Health, makers of wearable technology designed to improve healthcare, has a new Smart Band that tracks key vitals and could help detect potential COVID-19 symptoms. Redmond, Wash.-based Sensoria Health… Read More
Washington is tightening restrictions on gatherings and businesses as coronavirus cases surge across the state. “If we let the virus get even more control, it will have an even more… Read More
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee said Tuesday that his pause on re-opening the state will be extended through July 28 due to rising COVID-19 cases. Counties throughout Washington state will not… Read More
Washington state will require all residents to wear face coverings in public to slow the spread of COVID-19, Gov. Jay Inslee announced Tuesday. The mask mandate takes effect Friday and… Read More
Seattle startup Proprio has raised more cash to help build out its surgical technology that some investors believe will be just as transformative as the X-ray. The 4-year-old company announced… Read More
Portland, Ore.-based startup Bright.md officially closed a $16.7 million investment round for its AI-powered virtual healthcare service. GeekWire previously reported on the initial Series C funding in March. Founded in… Read More
Although many states are starting to relax restrictions on business activity and contacts, Seattle-area epidemiologists say such restrictions will need to be tightened up to reduce the spread of coronavirus… Read More
When the first COVID-19 case in the U.S. was discovered in Seattle, officials in Washington state quickly realized they would have to design their own response to the crisis. From… Read More
Washington state plans to have 1,500 people conducting contact tracing by mid-May in an effort to map and control the spread of COVID-19 as the economy re-opens. Washington Gov. Jay… Read More
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee extended the state’s “Stay Home, Stay Healthy” order for an additional month Thursday. The rules, which shutter all non-essential businesses and forbid people from leaving their… Read More
If you’ve retreated to your basement gym or the floor in front of your television to get some exercise while sheltering in place, Russell Wilson and his friends at TruFusion… Read More
The coronavirus outbreak in Washington state has not yet reached the “peak” that some public health officials anticipate, but already ICU physicians like Mike Holmes are grappling with a dearth… Read More
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Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos says he has turned all of his attention to the impact of COVID-19, the tech giant’s response to the spread of the disease, and its role… Read More
Editor’s note: On Monday, March 23, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee ordered all residents except essential workers to stay at home for at least two weeks. Read the story. Washington Gov.… Read More
Microsoft and Seattle-based Adaptive Biotechnologies announced Friday they will work together to map the immune response to COVID-19. The goal of the partnership is to study population-wide immune responses to… Read More