Walmart, CVS and Walgreens are all entering into the clinical trials business, and given their proximity to diverse populations, the retail disruptors may have an advantage, Politico reported March 23. 

Microsoft has partnered with Syneos Health to develop a machine-learning platform that can support and speed the analysis, design and operations of clinical trials.  

Workers are leaving Big Tech companies like Google and Meta to work for health tech companies such as Optum because of the mission of healthcare, CIO reported.

Unlike ChatGPT, Google's artificial intelligence chatbot, Bard, tends to avoid medical questions, The New York Times reported March 21.

From an EHR expert to an account executive who will work with health system C-suite leaders, here are five healthcare jobs at Amazon.

The Justice Department has withdrawn its appeal to block UnitedHealth Group's $7.8 billion acquisition of Change Healthcare, Reuters reported March 21. 

Despite rumors circulating online, Elon Musk isn't buying The Joint Commission, PolitiFact reported March 20.

Best Buy isn't just the place where you buy big-screen TVs and computers. It also provides technology that might one day help take care of you or a loved one at home.

Retail and tech giant Amazon plans to cut 9,000 workers after the company laid off 18,000 workers in January, CBS News reported March 20.

The Federal Trade Commission didn't contest Amazon's $3.9 billion deal for primary care company One Medical despite agency officials' beliefs that the acquisition would hurt competition, Politico reported March 20.

Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, has released a tool that uses artificial intelligence to predict the structure of hundreds of millions of proteins, competing with similar technology from Google parent Alphabet, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Google is developing an updated version of its medical large language model so that it answers health questions more accurately, CNBC reported March 14. 

Google Health is launching a suite of open source tools to help developers build digital health apps. 

Tech giant and Facebook parent company Meta announced plans to lay off another 10,000 workers after the company laid off 11,000 in November, CNN reported March 14.

Google Health announced its search function will soon be able to identify community health centers and provide consumers with information on which facilities have free or low-cost care options. 

Current and former employees of retail giant Amazon have filed a class-action lawsuit against the company in an Illinois county court, alleging that the company made employment decisions based on genetic information obtained during the application process, Top Class Actions reported March 13.

Healthcare regulators for the state of Connecticut are investigating VillageMD's acquisition of a 30-location medical group in the state, Hartford Business Journal reported March 13.

Apple's AirPods and AirPods Pro might be used to monitor heart rates and characterize blood flow in consumer's ear skin, Apple Insider reported March 12. 

Optum Health promoted Caitlin Zulla to CEO of the company's east region.

With its deals totaling more than $18 billion for Oak Street Health and Signify Health, CVS is positioning itself to serve Medicare Advantage patients and the coming shift to value-based care, CEO Karen Lynch said in a March 8 Fortune podcast.