Articles about Health – Page 2 of 9

Internal memo: Jeff Bezos tells Amazon employees he’s ‘wholly focused’ on the COVID-19 crisis

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos says he has turned all of his attention to the impact of COVID-19, the tech giant’s… Read More

Washington governor avoids ‘shelter in place’ rule, but warns citizens they’re not doing enough

Editor’s note: On Monday, March 23, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee ordered all residents except essential workers to stay at home… Read More

Microsoft and Adaptive Biotechnologies partner to study immune response to COVID-19

Microsoft and Seattle-based Adaptive Biotechnologies announced Friday they will work together to map the immune response to COVID-19. The goal… Read More

Amazon delivery infrastructure strained as COVID-19 outbreak sparks surge in online shopping

With thousands of Americans telecommuting and self-isolating to slow the spread of COVID-19, Amazon’s Prime and Fresh delivery services are… Read More

Washington state will temporarily close restaurants, bars, and entertainment/recreational facilities

Washington state will temporarily close restaurants, bars, and entertainment/recreational facilities statewide starting Monday, March 16 in the latest move to… Read More

Amazon launches $25M relief fund to help delivery drivers, seasonal workers cope with COVID-19

Amazon on Wednesday announced it will donate $25 million to help its network of independent delivery drivers, Amazon Flex workers,… Read More

Washington state bans large events in three counties to slow spread of COVID-19, governor calls pandemic ‘extremely dangerous’

Washington state is canceling events with more than 250 attendees in three counties through the end of March, Gov. Jay… Read More

Washington state reportedly set to ban events larger than 250 people to slow COVID-19 spread

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee plans to announce new restrictions on large events in the state to curb the spread of… Read More

Amazon will donate $5M to help small businesses near its headquarters mitigate coronavirus losses

Amazon pledged Tuesday to donate $5 million to small businesses around its Seattle headquarters that will be impacted by thousands… Read More

Microsoft, Amazon and others form $2.5M coronavirus response fund

Microsoft, Amazon, and other Seattle-area companies are partnering with nonprofits and governments to launch a relief fund in response to… Read More

Amazon employee in Seattle tests positive for coronavirus

An Amazon employee at the company’s Seattle headquarters has tested positive for the novel coronavirus spreading across the country, according… Read More

Microsoft cancels MVP Summit in Seattle area amid coronavirus outbreak

Microsoft is canceling its Most Valuable Professional (MVP) Summit and moving the event online due to the COVID-19 coronavirus. The… Read More

Public health agency to evaluate 150 Microsoft vendors for TB after exposure to infected employee

Nearly 150 vendor employees at Microsoft in Redmond, Wash., will need to be evaluated for tuberculosis after a fellow vendor… Read More

Vote for Health Innovation of the Year: Tech and life sciences unite at the 2020 GeekWire Awards

Editor’s note: The GeekWire Awards are now virtual on July 23. Watch live below. Technology is increasingly influencing the science… Read More

Gates Foundation pledges $100M to fight novel coronavirus

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation plans to spend up to $100 million to stem the spread of the novel… Read More

Starbucks offers Headspace subscriptions to improve employee mental health

Starbucks is offering employees free subscriptions to the meditation app, Headspace, as part of a push to improve the mental… Read More

Podcast

Meet the hacker professor who’s saving lives with smart devices and sonar

Shyam Gollakota has come a long way since his first day as a university undergraduate. “I didn’t know how to… Read More

Univ. of Washington researchers make futuristic baby monitors from smart speakers

Alexa could soon be the ultimate baby monitor. Researchers at the University of Washington created a speaker system that is… Read More

GeekWire Summit: Health tech innovators to discuss gene editing; AI; telemedicine; and more

The digital revolution hasn’t upended the multi-trillion dollar healthcare industry, at least not yet. But transformative technologies including artificial intelligence,… Read More

Genomics pioneer Lee Hood launches new institute to fight Alzheimer’s with data and wellness

If you want a glimpse at medicine’s track record against Alzheimer’s, look no further than the numbers: Pharmaceutical companies have… Read More

Former Microsoft exec Stefan Weitz wants to build authentic startups, and he’s starting with probiotics

Stefan Weitz is untroubled by long odds. As a former Microsoft director, he was the one who the company turned… Read More

Microsoft and UCLA reveal cloud platform to use healthcare data for precision medicine

Do the secrets to a healthier future lie in untapped healthcare data? Microsoft and UCLA Health want to find out… Read More

This giant, inflatable colon needs a name: Fred Hutch offering $50 to winning entry in contest

The Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle wants to raise awareness about colorectal health in underserved communities across Washington… Read More

Athletes and biohackers embrace ‘structured water vapor’ recovery device from Seattle startup

A Seattle startup that sells a device to help bodily cells recover has accumulated some big-name endorsements. Detroit Tigers pitcher… Read More

When internet access is life or death: Officials visit Seattle hospital on net neutrality campaign

Peter Nelsen wants to get back to fishing. So he told some surprise visitors who stopped by his room at… Read More

Senosis Health founder Shwetak Patel confirms he’s working on healthcare for Google

It has been nearly two years since Google quietly acquired Senosis Health, a Seattle startup that figured out how to… Read More

UW students rely on input from professor’s son to create prototype for app that eases panic attacks

A team of students at the University of Washington had the winning prototype during presentations in the school’s Neural Engineering… Read More

Paul Allen’s foundation opens challenge to combat Ebola outbreak in Congo

The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation is looking for smart ideas to fight Ebola and has opened a call for… Read More

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

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