The merger between virtual care companies Teladoc and Livongo will offer individuals a wide range of tech-enabled care during a time when telehealth continues to grow.
Telehealth provider Teladoc Health has reached an agreement to buy diabetes-coaching company Livongo Health, Inc. for $18.5bn, creating a major virtual health care company that will serve the needs of people with a wide range of health issues including chronic diseases, acute and specialty care and behavioral health.
Livongo has made a name for itself by integrating hardware and software to monitor and manage chronic conditions like diabetes.
When a large medtech company sets up a venture fund, it typically invests in technologies that are adjacent to its pre-existing portfolio. Intuitive Surgical’s approach is different.
Spain has one of the highest incarceration rates in Europe, with 160 individuals imprisoned per 100,000 residents. In 2020, 43,494 people were incarcerated in facilities not managed by regional health authorities — essentially all regions except Catalonia, the Basque Country, and Navarra.
Biopharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca has partnered with start-up “unicorn” Owkin to develop an AI-powered tool to prescreen for gBRCA mutations on the basis of morphological features in digitized pathology slides. Built on extensive, high-quality data sourced from the France-based PortrAIt consortium, the AI will help to prioritize patients for further testing, streamlining the diagnostic process, Owkin says.
This week, Establishment Labs Holdings announced the FDA gave it premarket approval for Motiva breast implant, Cologuard lands FDA approval for Cologuard Plus and GE HealthCare gets FDA nod for a new imaging agent. The FDA announces another expansion for TAP into ophthalmology and radiology. The AAMI and CTA will join forces to develop standards for AI and ML-enabled health care products.
