Entrepreneurs Kyna and Conan Fong got their first taste of the business of healthcare as teenagers when they helped their father, a family physician, build his practice. Some decade-and-a-half later, they helped him transition to electronic medical records. Through all of those experiences, they saw that technology had huge potential to transform the way care […]
Investors may have pumped 45 percent more money into digital health companies in 2012 than they did in 2011, but new data shows most of them are either still apprehensive or haven’t yet found the kind of deals they’re looking for. Rock Health’s year-in-review report on digital health investing delivers insights about investors’ interests in […]
Hear executives from Quantum Health, Surescripts, EY, Clinical Architecture and Personify Health share their views on digital transformation in healthcare.
Some impressive investors including Mayo Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, Mohr Davidow and Aberdare Ventures have thrown $1 million in seed money behind an ambitious Rock Health fitness startup by the name of Wello. The startup has created an online marketplace that connects physical trainers with clients and enables live, online personal training via video chat. The […]
It’s one of healthcare’s great mysteries: How the heck do we get patients to take their medicines? We’re offering them cash rewards, giving them high-tech pill dispensers and sending them mobile reminders. Soon we’ll even be feeding them smart pills. But RxAnte Inc. is built on the idea that we should step back for a […]
NxThera Inc., a Shoreview, Minnesota-based startup developing a thermal vapor prostate treatment, is bringing in millions of extra investment dollars, including from a corporate partner.
Hoping to push its groundbreaking obesity-fighting device across the proverbial finish line, EnteroMedics Inc. (NASDAQ:ETRM) is selling 12 million new shares to the public
The progress in artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping patient care, across various dimensions, from facilitating faster discharge to curating treatment plans and suggesting lifestyle changes.
NxThera Inc. has raised $2 million from the sale of equity and warrants, according to documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The startup based in St. Paul is developing ways to treat enlarged prostates by using vapor injections and thermal energy to kill tissue.
NxThera Inc. has raised $1 million from the sale of equity and debt, according to documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The start-up, based in St. Paul, is developing ways to treat enlarged prostates by using vapor injections and thermal energy to kill tissue. CEO Robert Paulson formerly led Restore Medical Inc., a […]