This is an excerpt from a story delivered exclusively to Business Insider Intelligence Digital Health Pro subscribers. To receive the full story plus other insights each morning, click here. UK-based telehealth chatbot Babylon Health is in the process of securing a $100 million to $500 million investment from Saudi Arabia’s state-owned investment fund, which will lift […]
23andMe just became a lot cheaper thanks to a new IRS classification ruling
This is an excerpt from a story delivered exclusively to Business Insider Intelligence Digital Health Pro subscribers. To receive the full story plus other insights each morning, click here. Popular genetic testing company 23andMe received a major boost from the IRS, which revealed that more than half the cost of 23andMe’s health-and-ancestry-testing kit is now considered "medical […]
Smart pills aren’t living up to the hype yet — but they’re not doomed
This is an excerpt from a story delivered exclusively to Business Insider Intelligence Digital Health Pro subscribers. To receive the full story plus other insights each morning, click here. The FDA made a landmark decision in November 2017 when it rubberstamped the first trackable, sensor-embedded pill that connects to a smartphone. But a comprehensive review of the […]
The aging population in US is causing problems for our healthcare costs
America’s Demographics & Aging Population Statistics 2030 is going to be an interesting year in the United States. The start of the 30s will mark a turning point for demographics in the U.S., particularly for the aging population, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2017 National Population Projections. By 2030, every Baby Boomer will be age […]
Nursing home telemedicine startup Call9 is closing its doors after four years and $34 million in VC funding
This is an excerpt from a story delivered exclusively to Business Insider Intelligence Digital Health Pro subscribers. To receive the full story plus other insights each morning, click here. After four years and $34 million in VC funding, Call9 — a New York City-based startup that combined 24/7 telehealth connections for nursing home patients with […]