December 2013
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Rare disease biotech picks up $8M, drug development partner for DNA-based therapies
Amid somewhat of a renaissance in drug development for orphan diseases, another gene therapy company […]
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Devices & Diagnostics, Health IT, Startups
Why collaboration & consolidation should define 2014 for health tracking wearables, apps
Like enterprise health IT, the consumer health tech world is facing a bit of an […]
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Do you advise self-insured employers? You Can Help Us!
Take part in this survey and share some of the trends you are seeing among your clients across healthcare, including chronic conditions, behavioral health and navigation.
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Health IT, MedCity Influencers
Google Glass entrepreneur’s brutally honest take on building an HIT startup in 2013
My 2013 year in review begins in Q4 of 2012. At the time, I was […]
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Despite Obamacare protections, many consumers may be ‘underinsured’
People with chronic conditions will be better protected from crippling medical bills starting in January […]
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MedCity Influencers, Pharma, Policy
New legislation would legalize personal importation of certain foreign drugs
By Dara Katcher Levy – Recently, a bill was introduced into the House of Representatives […]
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Devices & Diagnostics, Health IT
Internet of Things business ThingWorx snapped up in deal worth up to $130M
Machines that transmit messages when they need repairs, remote monitoring and reducing hospital acquired infections. […]
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What’s the flip side of healthcare technology benefits? Eating disorders offer illustration
When it comes to health IT trends, it’s hard to see a downside. Mhealth offers […]
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From the healthcare startup trenches: 8 inspiring entrepreneur stories from 2013
There’s nothing like a great startup story. While I don’t recall talking to anyone this […]
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5 things Vivek Murthy could do for you as surgeon general
In the wake of Healthcare.gov setbacks and delays to the employer mandate, Barack Obama has […]
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Trayt Health Seeks to Increase Access to Diagnoses and Treatments
CEO Malekeh Amini explains how Trayt Health can bridge the gap for patients seeking neurological care.
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Devices & Diagnostics, Startups
Vibration and neurostimulation ease the ouch of needle sticks in this startup’s med devices
For the healthcare industry, the pain caused by a needle prick is more than just […]
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Devices & Diagnostics, Startups
How we’ll remember 2013’s medtech innovations in 2023
In the medical devices industry, 2013 has been a year of major transition. That shift […]
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Could biodegradable batteries power smart pills & medical devices? These engineers think so
Apparently, ink from a marine animal related to the squid could be a potential source […]
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Three healthcare trends that will become painfully obvious to patients in 2014
As we enter the New Year, I like to reflect on where we’ve been and where we’re heading in medicine. By far and away, this is the most tumultuous time I have ever experienced in health care. Doctors and nurses appear stressed and downtrodden, administrators are running scared, desperate to seem “value-added,” and patients are scrambling to get seen in these last two days of 2013.
It’s strange
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Hospitals, MedCity Influencers, Pharma
FDA proposes to require new safety and efficacy data for consumer antiseptic washes
By Riëtte van Laack – On December 17, FDA published a proposal to amend the […]