consumer health
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Intrinsic Secures $15M for Women’s Health-focused Consumer Goods
Intrinsic acquires and sells brands that fill unmet women’s health needs. Its $15 million funding round brings the company’s total funding to $128 million, with investors including FCA Venture Partners, MAP Investco, Define Ventures, Link Ventures and Redesign Health.
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Devices & Diagnostics, Pharma, BioPharma
J&J is latest big pharma, device company to call it splits with consumer health
Johnson & Johnson announced it plans to separate its consumer health products into a separate company, leaving the remaining business to focus on the more research-oriented pharmaceuticals and medical devices business segments. The announcement follows similar moves made by other large pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
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GSK-Pfizer deal illustrates risks and rewards of moving up the biopharma value chain
The potential rewards for drugmakers’ investments in pharmaceuticals and vaccines are enormous, but so are the risks, an industry consultant said.
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GSK plans consumer health spinoff to strengthen focus on pharmaceuticals, vaccines
The British drugmaker plans to separate the consumer health joint venture with Pfizer announced Wednesday three years after the transaction closes.
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Dr. Google goes to school for new symptom search function
The Internet giant said that it made the move after determining that fully 1 percent of all searches worldwide are symptom related. Google knew that it wasn’t delivering the best results.
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Google updates health search features
This update represents the outgrowth of a Google partnership with Mayo Clinic?, announced in February, to provide more accurate health information to Internet searchers.
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Orlov: ‘Privacy indifference’ hinders consumer health technology
“Sloppiness and privacy indifference will reduce the utility of the health tech market,” according to eldercare industry analyst Laurie Orlov.
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Harvard Medical School study finds symptom checker websites unreliable
A Harvard Medical School study reviewed 23 sites, such as WebMD, the Mayo Clinic and DocResponse. One third listed the correct diagnosis as the first option for patients.
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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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CVS opens portal to HealthFinder.gov consumer site
CVS Health has become the first private company to integrate the federal government’s HealthFinder.gov service into its website via a public API.
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Fitbit eyes fitness app developer FitStar for acquisition
Fitbit is sizing up FitStar for an acquisition deal, according to a report by TechCrunch. […]