Healthcare

Marijuana Use Dramatically Increases Risk of Dying from Heart Attacks and Stroke, Large Study Finds

• Healthcare

Marijuana Use Dramatically Increases Risk of Dying from Heart Attacks and Stroke, Large Study Finds

Endroid Contributor Sal June 20, 2025

TL;DR Marijuana and Heart Disease: New Research Unveils Alarming Risks A recent large-scale meta-analysis pooling medical data...

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Sword Health Secures $40M at $4B Valuation, Delays IPO Plans Until 2028

• Healthcare

Sword Health Secures $40M at $4B Valuation, Delays IPO Plans Until 2028

Endroid Contributor Sal June 18, 2025

TL;DR Sword Health’s Strategic $40M Raise: Timing the Market Sword Health, a digital health unicorn using AI-powered...

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Samsung’s Big Plan to Compete with the Apple Watch: Keeping You Healthy as You Age

• Healthcare
• Technology

Samsung’s Big Plan to Compete with the Apple Watch: Keeping You Healthy as You Age

Endroid Contributor Sal June 17, 2025

TL;DR Samsung Targets Digital Health Market Amid Aging Population With healthcare costs projected to rise in 2025,...

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Anne Wojcicki’s Nonprofit Wins Bid to Acquire 23andMe Amid Bankruptcy

• Healthcare
• Privacy
• Research
• Startups

Anne Wojcicki’s Nonprofit Wins Bid to Acquire 23andMe Amid Bankruptcy

Endroid Contributor Sal June 16, 2025

TL;DR  Anne Wojcicki’s TTAM Research Institute Acquires 23andMe The genetic testing company 23andMe, once valued at $6...

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UnitedHealth’s Collapse Signals Broader Risk for U.S. Healthcare Market

• Healthcare
• Regulation

UnitedHealth’s Collapse Signals Broader Risk for U.S. Healthcare Market

Endroid Contributor Sal June 9, 2025

TL;DR: A Healthcare Titan in Turmoil UnitedHealth Group, one of the most powerful players in the American...

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Robot Shows Superior Performance in Blood Sampling Job

• Healthcare
• Research
• Robots

Robot Shows Superior Performance in Blood Sampling Job

Ellen Red June 4, 2025

A team of researchers, led by researchers at Rutgers University, has developed a robot that performs a...

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Life-Saving Donated Kidney Delivered by Drone

• Drones
• Healthcare

Life-Saving Donated Kidney Delivered by Drone

Ellen Red May 3, 2019

The announcement of the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) in Baltimore that the patient, 44-year-old Trina...

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AI Performs Better than Radiologists in Detecting Pneumonia

• Artificial Intelligence
• Automation
• Healthcare

AI Performs Better than Radiologists in Detecting Pneumonia

Ellen Red November 19, 2017

Researchers at Stanford University have developed an artificial intelligence that detects pneumonia better than radiologists. In the...

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Robot Dentist Performs First Fully Automated Dental Implant

• Healthcare
• Robots

Robot Dentist Performs First Fully Automated Dental Implant

Ellen Red September 25, 2017

A robot dentist successfully performed the first fully autonomous dental implant by fitting two new teeth into...

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Accenture Develops an AI-Powered Solution for Visually Impaired People

• Accessibility
• Artificial Intelligence
• Healthcare

Accenture Develops an AI-Powered Solution for Visually Impaired People

Ellen Red July 29, 2017

Accenture, a global professional services company, has developed an AI-powered solution that improves the way visually impaired...

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