Care Mag Search: Health Tech
STAT+: ‘Following the Amazon playbook': As digital pharmacy grows more crowded, startups scramble to stand out
2 days ago - By STAT
Ever since Amazon launched its digital pharmacy late last year, industry rivals have been worried the tech giant would steal the show. Rather than waiting to find out, they're all scrambling to secure their spot on the stage.
Some, like Nurx and Folx, are zeroing in on underserved or specific populations, hoping to build a loyal, lifetime patient pool. Others, such as Hims, Ro, and GoodRx, are going broad: adding new telemedicine services, offering steep discounts and subscription perks, and in some cases, pitching themselves as a trustworthy, more bespoke alternative to Amazon. Continue...
Read more ...
Search by Tags
Health Tech Medical technology Pharmaceuticals STAT+
The headlines of Care Mag
Why Dr. Fauci Says You Shouldn't Wait for a Specific COVID-19 Vaccine
"If it's available to you, get it.”
More healthcare startups go public through SPACs - but will they succeed?
More healthcare startups are choosing to go public through mergers with special-purpose acquisition companies- publicly-traded shell companies created with the purpose of...
Nick Jonas' 'Spaceman': Release Date, Tracklist, Music Videos, & More Details
Everyone, it's time to scream. There's a new solo album coming out from one of the Jonas Brothers, and it already seems like it's going to be a hit. Nick Jonas' Spaceman...
A Case For The Acid Mantle: How & Why You Should Care For Yours
We all have acid mantles - how to protect yours.
Hospitals could lose $53B this year - and that's in the best-case scenario
A new report from Kaufman Hall examines two potential financial situations for hospitals in 2021 - one optimistic, and the other bleak. Hospitals could lose between $53 billion...
FDA approves Sarepta drug for muscular dystrophy with rare genetic mutation
The FDA decision gives Sarepta Therapeutics its third approved drug for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. The accelerated approval requires the biotech to conduct additional...
MedCity Pivot Podcast: Sean Slovenski wants to create a diagnostics world...
Slovenski left his perch atop Walmart Health last year to join a diagnostics company that has been around since 2005. In our latest podcast episode, he talks about the future...
Post Pandemic Re-Entry
By ALICIA MORTON FARLESE Not in our lifetimes has humanity experienced such a pervasive, profound, and prolonged retreat from “normal lives.” This. Will. Not. Be. Easy. While...
Wiping the Sleep From Our Eyes: The Pandemic Plan Trump Ignored
By MIKE MAGEE When awakening from a long sleep, there is a transition period, when the brain struggles momentarily to become oriented, to “think straight.” When the sleep has...
THCB Gang Episode 44, Thursday Feb 25, 1pm PT - 4pm ET
Joining me, Matthew Holt , on this week's THCB Gang were consultant/author Rosemarie Day Rosemarie Day1 ), Suntra Modern Recovery CEO JL Neptune , and health futurist Jeff...