Karina Mazhukhina
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Seattle, WA, United States
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Vera Whole Health raises $10M to expand its primacy care model at employer-based clinics
Vera Whole Health has raised $10 million from existing backers to expand its “advanced primary care” model at employer-based clinics. The Seattle-based company operates 26 clinics in 10 states, with clients including Seattle Children’s, the City of Kirkland, and Blue Cross & Blue Shield of… → Read More
After buying Seattle startup PvP Biologics for $330M, Takeda to advance celiac disease treatment
Seattle biotech startup PvP Biologics, which developed a promising treatment for people who can’t digest gluten, was acquired by Japanese pharmaceutical Takeda for up to $330 million in late February. → Read More
How AI is helping scientists in the fight against COVID-19, from robots to predicting the future
Artificial intelligence is playing a part in each stage of the COVID-19 pandemic, from predicting the spread of the novel coronavirus to powering robots that can replace humans in hospital wards. → Read More
Multiple vaccines could be needed to fully stop COVID-19 pandemic, UW vaccinologist says
“With all these vaccines, people become confused and say, ‘Well, which one is it going to be?’ ” said Deborah Fuller, vaccinologist and professor of microbiology at the University of Washington School of Medicine. “We’re going to need multiple vaccines to be able to fully stop the pandemic.” → Read More
Adaptive Biotech’s deal with Amgen influenced by belief that COVID-19 may return seasonally, like flu
Despite a potential vaccine, the novel coronavirus could return on a seasonal basis, much like the flu, according to Seattle-based company Adaptive Biotechnologies. That’s one of the reasons Adaptive is teaming up with pharmaceutical giant Amgen, which plans to use Adaptive’s proprietary technology… → Read More
Tableau launches online COVID-19 dashboard to gauge pandemic’s impact on business
Seattle’s Tableau Software is helping companies gauge the impact of the pandemic on their businesses with its new interactive COVID-19 Data Hub dashboard. Companies can download free customized dashboards with the latest coronavirus data from Johns Hopkins University, the World Health Organization… → Read More
Tableau launches online COVID-19 dashboard to gauge pandemic impact on business
Seattle’s Tableau Software is making it easier for companies to gage the effect of the pandemic on their business with its new interactive COVID-19 Data Hub dashboard. Companies can download customized dashboards with latest coronavirus data from Johns Hopkins University, WHO and the CDC and blend… → Read More
Microsoft helps Swedish Health Services develop COVID-19 app to track hospital resources
Microsoft and Swedish Health Services joined forces over the past two weeks to build an app that helps hospital staff monitor resources for COVID-19-related care. Swedish, the largest nonprofit health provider in the Seattle-area, unveiled the COVID-19 Emergency Response (CERA) app Wednesday. → Read More
City of Seattle unveils online map to highlight takeout and delivery food options
As residents continue to grapple with the effects of the coronavirus, the City of Seattle is hoping to ease some of that burden by connecting locals with businesses trying to survive in the current climate. Mayor Jenny Durkan on Monday unveiled the new #SupportSeattleSmallBiz map, which helps… → Read More
Seattle startup Tomorrow sees app usage increase as interest in legal wills surges in COVID-19 crisis
Seattle startup Tomorrow is seeing a surge in activity with its legal will-creating app amid the novel coronavirus outbreak that has infected more than 770,000 globally. The company helps make end-of-life planning easier with technology that lets people create free legal wills and pay for long-term… → Read More
Seattle teenagers debut SMS text alert service for COVID-19 stats, set sights on screening tool
Two University of Washington students just released a SMS COVID-19 tracker and have plans for a coronavirus screening tool. Nikolas Ioannou and Sage Khanuja are the teenagers behind Spira, which debuted the text-based service this week. Users will receive daily coronavirus updates, including… → Read More
Bright.md raises $8M for virtual healthcare service that can help with COVID-19 related care
Bright.md raised more money for its AI-powered virtual healthcare service as the Portland, Ore.-based startup helps screen patients with COVID-19-like symptoms. B Capital and Seven Peaks Ventures led an $8 million Series C round. Total funding to date is $20.5 million. Founded in 2012, Bright.md’s… → Read More
How two Seattle startups are helping doctors uncover hidden trends in COVID-19 cases
It’s critical for doctors and other health care providers to see the underlying trends in COVID-19 cases, to understand what’s working and what isn’t in the fight against the pandemic. Two Seattle startups, MDmetrix and TransformativeMed, are working together to offer these insights to hospitals… → Read More
King County unveils new dashboard to track confirmed COVID-19 cases, deaths and trends
King County has unveiled a new dashboard for tracking coronavirus stats, including a chart for cases and deaths as well as testing trends by zip code, including individual communities in Seattle and other parts of the county. As of Wednesday, 1,359 people have tested positive for COVID-19, and 9,484… → Read More
‘We should’ve done more’: Bill Gates says US was too slow on COVID-19, shutdown now unavoidable
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said Tuesday morning that the U.S. acted too slowly and missed its chance to avoid mandatory stay-at-home orders to deal with the COVID-19 crisis, saying that “everybody should have taken notice back in January” when the first case was detected in Washington state. → Read More
Concure Oncology raises $2.5M for breast cancer treatment that fights tumors with radioactive seeds
Concure Oncology has raised $2.5 million in new capital for breast cancer treatment that uses radioactive seeds to prevent tumors from growing. With the new funding, announced last week, the Mercer Island-based startup has now secured more than $12 million with the most recent contribution coming… → Read More
UW treating COVID-19 patients with antimalarial drug — researcher calls it ‘very promising’
Researchers and physicians at the University of Washington in Seattle are treating patients diagnosed with COVID-19 using a drug best known as a therapy for malaria, part of a broader global effort to evaluate existing medications and treatments in the battle against the disease. The drug… → Read More
Amazon pledges $20 million to accelerate COVID-19 diagnostic testing
Amazon is pledging $20 million to accelerate diagnostics, research and testing in the fight against COVID-19. The company announced the new Amazon Web Services (AWS) Diagnostic Development Initiative on Friday in collaboration with 35 global research institutions, startups and businesses. The… → Read More
‘Seductive details’ in school lessons can hinder classroom learning, new study finds
Adding the newest YouTube animal sensation, background music or other pieces of irrelevant entertainment to a lesson plan isn’t a good idea if teachers want students to retain important information, a new study shows. Washington State University (WSU) researchers analyzed 58 studies involving more… → Read More