Testing news and trends

Fauci Encourages Return Of Sports, With Caution
Coronavirus // July 26, 2020

There’s no question Dr. Anthony Fauci’s first pitch at the Washington Nationals’ season opener Thursday night against the New York Yankees was wild. But the nation’s leading authority on infectious diseases hit a grand slam in early March when he predicted COVID-19 was a serious...

Humana, Walmart Link Up For COVID-19 Testing
Coronavirus // June 30, 2020

Humana said it is planning “an innovative new collaboration” that will make it “the first healthcare company to offer its members drive-through [COVID-19] testing at hundreds of Walmart Neighborhood Market drive-through pharmacy locations across the country.” Walmart’s Neighborhood Markets are its smaller stores. The partnership also...

Consumers Add Masks, Virus Tests To Social Gatherings
Coronavirus // June 22, 2020

As U.S. governors ease the restrictions imposed by the coronavirus pandemic, Jay Prasad and his roommate, Dennis Yun, recently hosted a Memorial Day barbecue in their Los Angeles backyard, CNBC reported. But before guests could enter, Yun, a physician, administered a COVID-19 test and required...

Millions Tested In Wuhan Amid Fears Of Second COVID Wave
Coronavirus // May 26, 2020

The Chinese city of Wuhan, ground zero for the global pandemic, has conducted nearly seven million coronavirus tests in 12 days, Bloomberg News reported.  The massive round of testing came after six new cases of the disease were reported in a Wuhan neighborhood earlier this...

Interviews & Exclusives
Putting Digital Experiences To The Test

May 17, 2017
Eight years ago, the mobile industry was a very different world. The iPhone was two years old, and the App Store was just getting off the ground. It was also around that time that two guys in the software and tech world recognized that the millions of consumers with millions of mobile and digital devices […]

Walking The Payments Testing Tightrope

October 13, 2016
Testing payments is a necessary part of the business, yet a challenging one to address. Inadequate software testing can have dire consequences, but the increased complexity in payments testing has...

Matchmakers’ Secret Friction Fighter

October 05, 2016
Friction is what matchmakers see as an opportunity for innovation. It can also sink their best-laid plans. Anthony Walton, founder and CEO of Iliad Solutions, joined this week’s The Matchmaker...

Quick Reads
Walmart Channels Walgreens With COVID, Flu and Strep Throat Testing in Pharmacies

August 29, 2023
Walmart has launched a new program called Testing and Treatment at its pharmacies in 12 states, according to the retailer Tuesday (Aug. 29). The program allows Walmart pharmacists to test customers for strep throat, the flu and COVID-19 and then provide appropriate treatments. The program is available in Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, […]

Fauci Encourages Return Of Sports, With Caution

July 26, 2020
There’s no question Dr. Anthony Fauci’s first pitch at the Washington Nationals’ season opener Thursday night against the New York Yankees was wild. But the nation’s leading authority on infectious...

Humana, Walmart Link Up For COVID-19 Testing

June 30, 2020
Humana said it is planning “an innovative new collaboration” that will make it “the first healthcare company to offer its members drive-through [COVID-19] testing at hundreds of Walmart Neighborhood Market...

Consumers Add Masks, Virus Tests To Social Gatherings

June 22, 2020
As U.S. governors ease the restrictions imposed by the coronavirus pandemic, Jay Prasad and his roommate, Dennis Yun, recently hosted a Memorial Day barbecue in their Los Angeles backyard, CNBC...