Amy VanHaren, founder and CEO of breastfeeding support platform pumpspotting, first came up with the idea for her company while sitting on a “dirty bathroom floor” in the San Francisco airport.
“I was hooked up…
Along with many other companies in the healthcare technology space, Meditech is exploring ways to enhance its software through the use of generative AI.
The EHR vendor has been partnered with Google Cloud for about…
HHS released a new proposed rule on Thursday to update nearly 50-year old regulations protecting people with disabilities from discrimination while seeking healthcare. Specifically, the 400-page proposal aims to update provisions included in Section…
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The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) issued a report on Thursday that laid out recommendations to improve patient safety across the nation. Some of these included creating federal leadership positions…
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This week, medical device giant Abbott announced its plans to acquire Bigfoot Biomedical. The deal is not that surprising given that the two companies have been collaborating for more than six years, but it…
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The process of exchanging sensitive health data is complex and time-consuming, as healthcare entities are required to comply with stringent privacy standards when sharing and analyzing this information. On Tuesday, a startup focused on…
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Years ago, I came into healthcare in a roundabout way. I studied industrial engineering, the science of looking at processes and systems and understanding, even predicting, how they work together. Typically, industrial engineers proceed…
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Pitango Venture Capital, one of the largest venture capital firms in Israel, announced on Wednesday the closing of a new $175 million healthcare fund.
The fund, named Pitango HealthTech II, is a sequel to Pitango’s…
Over the last 20 years, scientific and technological advances have created more sophisticated precision medicine solutions that deliver better and more personalized care to patients. This approach has already fundamentally transformed the way we…
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Eden Primary Care Network has selected health tech start-up Aide Health to further help patients living with long-term conditions such as asthma, type 2 diabetes and hypertension to manage their health.Located in rural Cumbria,…
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