DIGITAL HEALTH BRIEFING: UnitedHealth Group creates $250 million venture fund — EKG band approved for Apple Watch — New study shows Google is effective transcription tool

UNITEDHEALTH GROUP CREATES $ 250 MILLION VENTURE FUND: UnitedHealth Group’s business unit, Optum, announced the formation of Optum Ventures, a $ 250 million fund to invest in early-stage and startup digital health companies. This new fund will specifically target firms who use data and insights to improve access to care, delivery of care, and how healthcare is […]

DIGITAL HEALTH BRIEFING: Telemedicine adoption sees rapid growth — Medical device cybersecurity fears continue — eClinicalWorks hit with $1 billion lawsuit

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Special Briefing: Can Republicans Solve Their Roy Moore Problem?

This is an OZY Special Briefing, an extension of the Presidential Daily Brief. The Special Briefing tells you what you need to know about an important issue, individual or story that is making news. Each one serves up an interesting selection of facts, opinions, images and videos in order to catch you up and vault […]

Do you have any information about Ashford's First World War tank? – The Saturday Briefing

GREG BALFOUR EVANS/ALAMY STOCK The WWI tank in Ashford was donated to its citizens as thanks for their fundraising efforts Years later I tried to find some information about it but had no response.  Can you help?  J R Porter, Chislehurst, Kent.  ASHFORD is very proud of its tank which has stood in St George’s […]

DIGITAL HEALTH BRIEFING: US telehealth restrictions loosened after Trump request — AI-powered health app raises $47 million — Polar opens API

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What is the ratio of police officers per head of population? – The Saturday Briefing

GETTY The number of police officers per 100,000 population has dropped Q: A friend of mine is adamant that there are more police officers per head of population in the UK than there have ever been. I find this very difficult to believe as the population is growing and there have been cutbacks in the […]

TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS BRIEFING: Tesla falls short of Model 3 production goals — Ola raises $2 billion to combat Uber — Walmart acquires Parcel for same-day delivery push

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Special Briefing: The Art of the Kneel

This is an OZY Special Briefing, an extension of the Presidential Daily Brief. The Special Briefing tells you what you need to know about an important issue, individual or story that is making news. Each one serves up an interesting selection of facts, opinions, images and videos in order to catch you up and vault […]