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Morning Read: Big money flows into medtech; uninsured rate falls

Also, the national uninsured rate falls, Epic's Carl Dvorak talks population health and will we see more biopharma on the International Space Station?

TOP STORIES

French nuclear medicine company Advanced Accelerator Applications, had a successful IPO, gaining more than 50 percent in its first day of Nasdaq trading. — WallStreet Scope

Amplyx Pharmaceuticals, developer of antifungal drugs, closed a $40.5 million Series B round. — PE Hub Network

Analytics company Health Catalyst seems to be setting itself up for an IPO with a new financial hire. — Healthcare IT News

LIFE SCIENCES

The Center for the Advancement of Science in Space wants more biopharma companies to send research to the International Space Station. — BioPharma Dive

DiaTech Oncology, provider of patient-specific chemotherapy testing, has raised $75 million in private equity. — PE Hub Network

British biotech company Abcam announced plans to acquire Branford, Connecticut-based AxioMx for as much as $45 million. — Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News

Boston Scientific is buying a portfolio of drug-filled “microspheres” for cancer treatment from CeloNova Biosciences in a deal worth at least $70 million. — Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal

PAYERS-PROVIDERS

Nearly one in five patients readmitted to hospitals following emergency general surgery had developed surgical-site infections, a new study indicated. — Drugs.com

Over the next decade, the Military Health System will be focusing its IT efforts on a new EHR, improving cybersecurity and consolidating infrastructure. — Government Health IT

Boston-based Partners HealthCare is helping to build hospitals in Malta and Ivory Coast as it looks to expand its brand internationally. — Boston Globe

TECHNOLOGY

Elevar Equity has raised a new $74 million round. Its investment areas include healthcare targeting low-income communities primarily in India and Latin America. – PR Newswire

Epic Systems President Carl Dvorak talks population health management and patient engagement. — Healthcare IT News

A health IT executive argues that patients suffer when their physicians don’t let them see their own health records. — Portland (Ore.) Business Journal

Specialty EHR vendor BMS Practice Solutions will integrate its technology with Therapeutic Associates’ CareConnections outcomes management system for rehab services. — Business Wire

Auto-makers are looking for ways to incorporate health monitors into new cars, according to Frost & Sullivan. — PR Newswire

With so many conflicting opinions out there, a new online screening tool is helping 40-something women decide whether to have mammograms now or wait a few years. — NPR

India-based research firm MarketsandMarkets says the global market for medical robots will hit $11.4 billion by 2020. — PR Newswire

What buzzwords are buzzworthy at the inaugural HIMSS Connected Health Conference? — Healthcare Dive

POLITICS

The national uninsured rate fell by nearly 4 percentage points from the time of the Affordable Care Act’s passage in 2010 to 11.7 percent in 2014. See a state-by-state breakdown. — WalletHub

Soaring premiums are causing more small businesses to drop health insurance benefits for employees. — The Business Journals

Kaiser Family Foundation CEO Drew Altman doesn’t think the presidential debates have spent enough time on healthcare. — The Wall Street Journal

Meanwhile, the Democratic candidates have differing opinions on how to fix IT problems at the VA. — iHealthBeat

A LITTLE BIT EXTRA

Two words: Baby panda. — UPI

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