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Kevala raises $4M to address healthcare labor shortage with software for long-term care facilities

The pandemic has exposed the U.S. healthcare labor shortage. Now a Seattle startup is aiming to help fill the gap.… Read More

Seattle healthcare worker-training startup NextStep raises $2.5M to fund continued growth

NextStep, a Seattle startup which uses its technology platform to retrain displaced workers for roles in the healthcare industry, has… Read More

Haven will shut down, ending joint healthcare bid by Amazon, Berkshire, JP Morgan

Haven, the healthcare joint venture led by Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, and JP Morgan Chase, is shutting down next month. Unveiled… Read More

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‘This company was invented for the pandemic’ — Scott Galloway on Amazon in a ‘Post Corona’ world

Amazon’s big move into the pharmacy business last week wasn’t a surprise at all, and it’s just part of a… Read More

With pandemic taking a toll on mental health, Joon Care raises $3.5M to help teens and young adults

The pandemic is taking a toll on everyone, but teens in particular are seeing increased anxiety and depression. Joon Care… Read More

Healthtech investors on the ‘holy grail’ of remote care and a new way of thinking about health IT

Investor interest in healthcare technology is on the rise amid a pandemic that has put a spotlight on telemedicine, patient… Read More

Amazon’s healthcare job postings reveal interest in buying provider networks, expanding Amazon Care

Amazon continues to expand its reach into the $3 trillion healthcare industry as new job postings indicate where the company… Read More

Virtual primary care startup 98point6 raises $118M as pandemic sparks demand for digital health tech

Demand is through the roof for Seattle telemedicine startup 98point6. The company, which helps facilitate virtual primary care appointments, has… Read More

Seattle-area startup Cardiac Dimensions raises $17.5M for heart-valve repair device

Kirkland, Wash.-based Cardiac Dimensions raised a $17.5 million Series C round. The company will use the fresh cash to help… Read More

Seattle health tech startup Optimize.health raises $15.6M for remote patient monitoring service

Seattle startup Optimize.health raised $15.6 million to help meet demand for its remote patient monitoring technology as investor interest in… Read More

KitoTech raises $3M as demand soars for its at-home no-stitch wound closure kit

Seattle healthcare startup KitoTech Medical faced a challenge at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was difficult to pitch… Read More

Rep. DelBene forms medical technology caucus in Congress

Rep. Suzan DelBene — a Washington Democrat representing a region renowned for its biotech sector — formed a new medical… Read More

Amazon plans 20 healthcare clinics across U.S. for warehouse employees and their families

Amazon plans to establish healthcare facilities for its warehouse workers and their families across the country. The company unveiled the… Read More

Portland startup vets lead Reperio Health, aim to deliver DIY medical tests to your doorstep

Consumers are used to opening their front doors to subscription deliveries of seasonal produce, curated clothing, and toys and treats… Read More

Microsoft releases preview of Text Analytics for health, battle-tested in COVID-19 partnership

Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform announced a new iteration of its Text Analytics technology for healthcare, bringing to market some of… Read More

Two efforts fill surprising tech gap between restaurants, donors and those who are hungry

As the coronavirus pandemic took hold, Seattle’s Vanessa Dyce saw her community coming undone and wanted to help. Dyce, a… Read More

This Seattle startup just raised $1.1M from Vulcan, others to help hospitals care for COVID-19 patients

Vulcan Capital and other Seattle-area firms invested in a $1.1 million round for MDMetrix, a Seattle startup that helps hospitals… Read More

Seattle healthcare workers to receive first respirators built by Ford and 3M

Healthcare workers at Seattle’s Virginia Medical Center will be the first to receive respirators built by Ford Motors, which pivoted… Read More

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As hospitals run low on protective gear, tech workers are on a quest to help fill the shortage

The coronavirus outbreak in Washington state has not yet reached the “peak” that some public health officials anticipate, but already… Read More

Health tech company Accolade files for $100M IPO, shows revenue of $95M and loss of $57M

Accolade, the Seattle-based health benefits platform led by former Concur president Raj Singh, filed Friday to raise as much as… Read More

Amazon launches on-demand virtual healthcare service for Seattle-area employees

Amazon employees can now take advantage of a new on-demand healthcare service that blends virtual medicine and in-house/office visits. The… Read More

Microsoft launches $40M initiative to solve global health challenges with AI

Microsoft launched a major health research initiative Wednesday to address some of the medical world’s most confounding challenges using artificial… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Stand-up mathematician; healthcare at home; geeky music; and more

— Math is one of those subjects that seems to be divisive among students as they grow up. Basically, you… Read More

Frazier Healthcare Partners raises $617M life sciences fund

Frazier Healthcare Partners today announced the closure of a $617 million fund, also known as Frazier Life Sciences X. The… Read More

Seattle healthcare tech company SCI Solutions acquired for $190M

SCI Solutions, a Seattle company that operates an online marketplace for patients and healthcare providers, just got acquired for $190… Read More

Healthcare tech company Accolade reportedly hires banks ahead of potential IPO

Accolade is taking steps toward going public later this year, according to a new report. CNBC reported that the healthcare… Read More

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DIY AI: One mom’s quest to use machine learning to help others detect a rare fetal condition

Melissa Mulholland was 16 weeks pregnant with her second child when her doctor noticed something unusual in an ultrasound scan.… Read More

Amazon’s Alexa can now order prescription refills and remind people to take their medicine

Amazon’s digital brain Alexa can now refill prescriptions via voice command and remind people to take their medicine, the latest… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Space startups, lunar rovers, geeky women, online privacy, and more

— Geeks (and some non-geeks as well) seem to have a never-ending fascination with space. That love of the great… Read More

Amazon is reportedly testing step tracking on Echo Buds

Amazon’s Echo Buds are capable of tracking steps in some versions of the Alexa app, according to a report from… Read More