Morning Headlines 1/7/16
AT&T Just Announced a Major, New Health Care Venture
AT&T announces the opening of a health-focused innovation center called the AT&T Foundry for Connected Health. The new center will operate at the Textas Medical Center Innovation Institute in Houston.
HealthSpot shutters its telemedicine kiosk operations
Health IT startup HealthSpot, which sold telehealth kiosks outfitted with medical devices to health systems and retail locations, has shut down. The company had raised $28 million in VC funding since its 2010 launch, including $12 million in 2015.
Under Armour launches brand’s first suite of fitness-tracking products
Under Armour unveils UA HealthBox, a suite of devices that integrates with its digital health app including an activity tracker, a wireless scale, and a chest-strap heart rate monitor.
Death of man restrained at a D.C. hospital ruled a homicide
The death of a 74-year-old patient injured by security guards while trying to leave MedStar Washington Hospital Center without signing out has been ruled a homicide by the Washington DC medical examiner’s office.
In fairness to the person on the thread the other day: Now THIS is politics on the blog. :)