Apple CEO Tim Cook has said the company’s greatest contribution to mankind will be in health. Yet, to date, some Apple initiatives aimed at…
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Australian regulator warns on Google’s $2.1 billion Fitbit acquisition over competition concerns
Australia’s antitrust regulator has warned Google’s planned $2.1 billion acquisition of fitness tracker maker Fitbit may give it too much of people’s…
EU consumer group warns against Google’s Fitbit acquisition
Alphabet-owned Google’s planned $2.1 billion acquisition of Fitbit may harm consumers and hinder innovation, European consumer group BEUC said…
Privacy and consumer advocates: U.S. should block Google’s acquisition of Fitbit
Google knows more about us than any other company, and it should not be allowed to add yet another way to track our every move…
Yet another reason not to buy a Fitbit: Google’s secret ‘Project Nightingale’ gathers personal health data on millions of Americans
Google is engaged in a secret project with one of the country’s largest health-care systems to collect and crunch the detailed personal health information of millions of Americans across 21 states…
Apple health team faces departures as tensions reportedly rise over differing visions for the future
Apple has seen some high-profile departures in recent months from its health team after a series of leadership changes and internal disagreements about direction…
Dexcom CEO teases Apple Watch collaboration: ‘This tool is great for people with diabetes’
The collaboration between the two companies would allow diabetes patients to track glucose on Apple Watch…
Apple in talks to bring subsidized Apple Watch to Medicare Advantage members
Apple has been in talks with Medicare Advantage providers about subsidizing the Apple Watch for people to use as a health tracker…
Apple’s cure for soaring healthcare costs? Tech-savvy clinics
Apple plans to open healthcare clinics for its Cupertino employees and their families…
Apple launching ‘AC Wellness’ clinics to deliver the ‘world’s best health care experience’ for Apple employees
Apple is launching a group of health clinics called AC Wellness for its employees and their families…
Apple may be poised to disrupt the retail healthcare market
Wall Street kept its cool Tuesday, Oct. 17, after reports surfaced that Apple Inc. was in talks…
Apple explored buying a health care clinic as part of a bigger push into health care
Apple has considered an expansion into health care clinics, and had talks to buy a start-up called Crossover Health…
Doctors excited over Apple’s iPad mini; fits easily into lab coat pocket
Friday’s launch of the iPad mini has been eagerly awaited by physicians who…
Bill Gates: States’ public employee pensions are completely unsustainable; action must be taken
There are long-term problems with state budgets that a return to economic growth won’t solve…
