The days of the clipboard are over.

Women represent half of the global population, but only a fraction of technology is geared toward women. Growth in "femtech" may finally change that, according to an April 7 report by The New York Times.

Amazon Web Services is kicking off the next phase of its $20 million COVID-19 research and diagnostic tools development initiative, according to an April 12 company blog post. 

President Joe Biden released his first discretionary funding request to Congress for the fiscal year 2022, outlining major budget increases to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency as well as increases in health technology modernization.

COVID-19 exposed vulnerabilities in senior living operating models and ravaged facilities, acting as a catalyst for new technologies and innovations that are being adopted across the industry at warp speed. 

Apple has been emerging into the healthcare sector from tech developments to collaborating on medical research studies.

Vesta Healthcare, a digital health and clinical provider group platform, on April 6 closed a $65 million fundraising round.

UPMC and Advocate Aurora Health are the two latest health systems to join Moving Health Home, a new healthcare coalition founded by Amazon Care, Intermountain and Ascension.

Firefly Health, a Boston-based primary care startup, recently raised $40 million in a series B funding round to establish a new health plan benefit for employers, according to an April 7 news release.

Indianapolis-based insurer Anthem inked a new partnership with Canvas, an EHR and practice management platform, according to an April 8 news release.

Telehealth capabilities are limited since they do not have in-office features such as tools to measure vital signs. A team of researchers from the University of Washington in Seattle and Microsoft have developed a tool to change that.

As the nation continues its COVID-19 vaccination rollout, discussion over the potential use of digital proof of coronavirus vaccination, known as "vaccine passports," has left many concerned about their health privacy.

New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health is expanding a program to equip COVID-19 patients' rooms with Amazon Echo Show devices, which feature two-way video calling capabilities that let clinicians check on patients via video, CNN reports.

Boston-based Massachusetts General Hospital will pilot AstraZeneca's new disease management platform to study how digital tools can improve patient engagement and care team coordination, according to an April 6 news release. 

Anthony Fauci, MD, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told Politico's "Dispatch" podcast that the federal government will not mandate COVID-19 vaccine passports for businesses or events.

Digital health startups garnered $6.7 billion in venture funding during the first quarter of 2021, making it the sector's most-funded quarter to date, according to a report released April 5 by Rock Health.

Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Health Network innovation hub AlphaLab Health has welcomed seven companies to its first class at its business accelerator, according to an April 5 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette report.

Verily is teaming up with Atlanta-based Morehouse College to provide scholarships to students interested in STEM with the goal to create an institutional link between students and the biotech and life sciences industry.

Jared Sorensen, the vice president of revenue cycle solutions at 3M Health Information Systems (3M HIS), believes the healthcare IT ecosystem often operates like a swinging pendulum.

Zane Burke, former CEO of Livongo Health and president of Cerner, joined the board of directors for digital parenting and pediatric monitoring platform Owlet, according to an April 1 news release.