Health

China Asks Tech Firms For Apps To Track Health, Travel Amid Outbreak
China Asks Tech Firms For Apps To Track Health, Travel Amid Outbreak
February 19, 2020  |  Mobile Applications

Chinese tech firms are helping the government enact a new “health rating” system that will track millions of citizens preparing to return to work in...

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The Coronavirus Is Making The Global Economy Sick
The Coronavirus Is Making The Global Economy Sick
February 13, 2020  |  International

As the newsday ended on Wednesday (Feb. 12), the coronavirus that started in China’s Wuhan — now officially named COVID-19 — claimed its latest economic...

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China’s Alibaba Sets Up Platform For Coronavirus Medical Supplies 
China’s Alibaba Sets Up Platform For Coronavirus Medical Supplies 
February 06, 2020  |  International

Chinese eCommerce giant Alibaba Group has set up a special platform featuring global medical supplies to help fight the Coronavirus. The Alibaba Global Direct Sourcing...

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JP Morgan Creates $100B Funding Arm To Help UN
JP Morgan Creates $100B Funding Arm To Help UN
January 21, 2020  |  International

JPMorgan has created a $100 billion funding arm — the JPMorgan Development Finance Institution (DFI) — to expand investments in emerging markets and help the United...

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CVS Health On Track To Rehab Over 1,000 Stores
CVS Health On Track To Rehab Over 1,000 Stores
January 15, 2020  |  Retail

With CVS Health on the path to meeting its goal of revamping more than 1,000 of its stores, the health retailer is reportedly seeing positive...

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ClassPass Lands $285M To Scale Fitness Marketplace
ClassPass Lands $285M To Scale Fitness Marketplace
January 08, 2020  |  Subscriptions

International fitness and wellness marketplace ClassPass has notched $285 million in a Series E funding round led by L Catterton and Apax Digital, with support...

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Harnessing The Power Of Habit To Energize DTC Health
Harnessing The Power Of Habit To Energize DTC Health
January 02, 2020  |  Retail

As of 2019, vitamins were a big revenue generator in the U.S., as consumers typically shell out a little over $30 billion a year on vitamins and...

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Google Bolsters Healthcare Cred With Chief Medical Officer Hire
Google Bolsters Healthcare Cred With Chief Medical Officer Hire
December 11, 2019  |  Google

Jacqueline Shreibati, M.D., the chief medical officer for medical device and artificial intelligence (AI) startup AliveCor, is joining the Google Health team, CNBC reported on...

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New Amex Card Rewards Users For Physical Activity
New Amex Card Rewards Users For Physical Activity
November 22, 2019  |  Loyalty & Rewards

American Express has teamed up with British life and health insurance company Vitality on a new credit card that offers cashback rewards for a healthy...

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