Becker's Healthcare February 10, 2020
Laura Dyrda

Tech giants Amazon, Google and Apple have all made striking moves in healthcare over the past year.

The companies have enhanced their technology offerings in the healthcare space, from medical records and research data to wearables and consumer applications. Here are 50 things to know about the companies.

Amazon

1. Amazon reached $1 trillion market value on Jan. 31, but then its shares dipped due to negative sentiment that caused a late-day market selloff. The company reported huge revenue growth from Amazon Web Services cloud platform, which saw a 34 percent year-over-year increase in the fourth quarter.

2. Amazon filed to trademark its “Amazon Pharmacy” brand in Canada, the United Kingdom and Australia.

3. Amazon is among the tech giants...

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