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Top Story With Halo Shutdown, Amazon Has Now Closed 3 of Its Healthcare Divisions Since 2021 Amazon recently announced that it is shuttering its Halo division, a line of wearable health and fitness devices. This marks the third time in about two years that the e-commerce giant has closed one its healthcare businesses — Amazon Care failed last year, and Haven failed in 2021. Sponsored Content MedCity Pivot Podcast Launches with Conversation of Zephyr AI CTO Presented by Carta Healthcare and MedCity News Jeff Sherman, chief technology officer of Zephyr AI, a company that aims to transform precision medicine from diagnostics to treatment. How exactly does it plan to do that? Listen below to know more. Download the episode here! Investment and Innovation At MedCity INVEST we highlight the trends in investment and innovation across biopharma, diagnostics, medical devices and health tech (payer/provider and consumer/employer). This is your opportunity to connect and network in 5-star comfort. Last week to save $200. Get Your Front Row Ticket

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Season 2 of MedCity Pivot Podcast Launches with Conversation of Zephyr AI CTO This season, we will be focusing on artificial intelligence in healthcare. Our very first interview is with Jeff Sherman, chief technology officer of Zephyr AI, a company that aims to transform precision medicine from diagnostics to treatment. How exactly does it plan to do that? Listen to find out.  Listen Now

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