Anca Spanu
Anca's career in journalism spans over 2 decades. She has served as staff writer, editor and deputy chief editor at various media outlets all over the world. At Healthcare Weekly, Anca writes about current events, innovations in the healthcare space and events/ conferences with a focus on investing & startups.
Latest Articles by Anca Spanu
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Artificial IntelligenceMarch 2, 2021 1,034 Humana Partners With IBM to Provide AI Health Benefits Assistant to Employer Members
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FundingMarch 2, 2021 107 RapidSOS Raised $85M to Expand the World’s First Emergency Response Data Platform
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HealthtechMarch 28, 2020 1,803 Open Source International Project Builds 3D Ventilator Prototype in One Week
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FundingInvesting & StartupsMarch 19, 2020 2,715 $150M for INSIGHTECH’s Incisionless Surgery to Treat Parkinson’s Tremor
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PharmaMarch 16, 2020 2,282 FDA Approved Generic of Famously Expensive Daraprim to Treat Toxoplasmosis
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NewsMarch 15, 2020 2,087 IBM’s Summit Supercomputer, Used by Energy Department to Fight Coronavirus
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Investing & StartupsMarch 12, 2020 2,475 Intelycare Raised $45 Million to Optimize Use of the Existing Nursing Staff
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TechnologyMarch 12, 2020 1,981 Fitbit Profits Dropped While Waiting for the Deal With Google to Go Through
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Healthcare TechMarch 2, 2020 2,463 Chicago Startup Makes Quality Measures in Hospitals Easier to Implement
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Breaking newsFebruary 26, 2020 2,547 Gilead’s Drug Remdesivir Could Treat Coronavirus, According to WHO
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Breaking newsFebruary 25, 2020 2,514 Verana Health Buys Pya Analytics and Raises $100 Million to Expand Operations
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Investing & StartupsFebruary 24, 2020 2,792 Hinge Health Raises Money to Improve Its Chronic MSK Pain Treatment
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FundingInvesting & StartupsFebruary 16, 2020 2,676 $207 Million IPO for Beam Therapeutic to Fund Precision Genetic Medicine
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Investing & StartupsFebruary 14, 2020 2,406 One Medical Raised Over $281 Million in Its IPO to Transform Healthcare
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Top StoriesFebruary 8, 2020 2,429 Cleveland Clinic and Gyant Work Together to Improve Post-Discharge Care
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BiotechFebruary 6, 2020 2,637 Diversity and Inclusion in the Biotech Industry Needs Improving, Report Shows
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FundingJanuary 28, 2020 2,589 Women’s Healthcare Provider Advantia Health Raises $45m to Expand Operations
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NewsJanuary 23, 2020 4,374 Clover Health Registered an Impressive 37 Percent Membership Growth in 2019
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Investing & StartupsJanuary 19, 2020 1,722 Eqrx Is Launching With $200m Series a to Create New Affordable Drugs
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Healthcare News This WeekDecember 20, 2019 2,184 Fewer lung cancer cases diagnosed and better survival rate, report shows
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Healthcare News This WeekDecember 11, 2019 2,499 Improper Medicare payments at lowest point since 2010, the agency says
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Healthcare TechDecember 1, 2019 3,052 American Well is buying Aligned Telehealth to tackle mental health issues
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Breaking newsDecember 1, 2019 2,551 The American Medical Association wants e-cigarettes and vaping devices banned
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Healthcare News This WeekNovember 18, 2019 3,599 Amazon Buys Health Navigator, Founded by Chicago ER Doctor David Thompson
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Healthcare News This WeekNovember 17, 2019 2,461 New research: Are patients able to access and use their personal health data?
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Investing & StartupsOctober 8, 2019 2,914 Translate Bio tries to raise $90 million for its cystic fibrosis treatment
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Healthcare News This WeekOctober 7, 2019 2,408 FDA granted Merck priority review for its investigational Ebola vaccine
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Healthcare News This WeekInvesting & StartupsOctober 7, 2019 2,650 Robin Healthcare raises $11.5 million for its digital doctor’s assistant
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PharmaOctober 2, 2019 3,241 The first diabetes pill ever gets FDA approval to be used in the U.S.
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FundingInvesting & StartupsSeptember 16, 2019 2,561 Achilles Therapeutics Raised $100 Million to Advance New Cancer Drugs
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BiotechPharmaSeptember 11, 2019 2,570 FDA approves new drug for one of the deadliest forms of drug resistant tuberculosis
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TechnologySeptember 5, 2019 2,088 Oscar Health Announced Its Expansion to 12 New Geographical Regions Next Year
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Devices & EquipmentImplantsAugust 27, 2019 2,098 Allergan is recalling all BIOCELL breast implants due to possible anaplastic large cell lymphoma association
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PharmaJuly 17, 2019 3,818 Doctors, reluctant to adopt drug pricing tools to help patients save money
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Breaking newsJuly 14, 2019 2,612 Bipartisan efforts to control healthcare costs through new legislation continue
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Healthcare News This WeekJuly 9, 2019 3,228 Aging population drives better quality management in healthcare, study shows
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Investing & StartupsJuly 7, 2019 4,085 Telehealth startup Remedy bags $10 million to develop and expand operations
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Breaking newsInvesting & StartupsJuly 7, 2019 3,302 Healthtech startup Livongo just filed to go public to cover losses and keep growing
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Investing & StartupsJuly 5, 2019 3,084 Change Healthcare set a price for its IPO, and it is lower than expected
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PharmaJuly 5, 2019 3,281 Johnson & Johnson recruits scientists for data-science projects in healthcare
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PharmaJuly 2, 2019 2,641 Genetic research could predict the right blood pressure drug for each patient
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Artificial IntelligenceJune 28, 2019 2,427 AI could help diagnose and manage Alzheimer’s and predict heart attacks
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Artificial IntelligenceJune 26, 2019 4,544 Aira helps the blind and visually impaired conquer their surroundings and the world
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PharmaJune 23, 2019 2,745 New immunotherapy pushes back type 1 diabetes onset in high risk patients
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Investing & StartupsJune 21, 2019 3,833 Health education startup Osmosis raised $4million in new funding to expand
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Healthcare News This WeekJune 9, 2019 3,052 Healthcare costs, among top financial problems for Americans, query finds
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ChicagoIllinois Healthcare NewsJune 1, 2019 2,949 Mayor Lightfoot wants more patients treated for free and affordable water to all
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Illinois Healthcare NewsMay 31, 2019 2,622 Illinois, Chicago and Cook County sue against new rule restricting abortions
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Healthcare TechMay 31, 2019 3,047 Apple bought a start-up developing an app to monitor asthma in children
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Artificial IntelligenceMay 30, 2019 5,569 Artificial intelligence market in healthcare to grow over $27.60 billion by 2025
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Medical DevicesMay 29, 2019 3,318 Comcast is developing an in-home device to remotely monitor people’s health
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Artificial IntelligenceHealthtechMay 20, 2019 3,484 Boston Children’s Hospital and GE Healthcare partner to develop radiology AI
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PharmaMay 9, 2019 3,294 uBiome suspends clinical operation following recent FBI investigation related search
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EquipmentHealthcare InnovationMay 8, 2019 3,489 The first ever drone organ delivery resulting in a transplant, a success
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Artificial IntelligenceMay 3, 2019 3,689 Google is working to develop multiple AI powered solutions for healthcare
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Investing & StartupsApril 26, 2019 3,656 Meru Health raised $4.2M to invest in app targeting depression and anxiety
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BiotechApril 24, 2019 3,148 Israeli scientist 3D printed the first ever vascularized mini human heart
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Digital DisruptionApril 20, 2019 3,404 Teladoc Health and Cincinnati Children’s to build first pediatric telemedicine platform
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Illinois Healthcare NewsApril 19, 2019 3,000 Governor Pritzker to make marijuana legal this spring legislative session
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Artificial IntelligenceApril 2, 2019 3,467 Nvidia introduced Clara AI, the new star toolkit built for radiologists
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Investing & StartupsMarch 29, 2019 3,257 $22 million series C funding for Cold Genesys to develop its novel cancer drug
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Investing & StartupsMarch 26, 2019 2,844 Imara gets $63million to pursue sickle cell disease treatment development
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Digital TransformationMarch 24, 2019 3,645 Telemedicine, underused by Federally Qualified Health Centers, study finds
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DevicesDevices & EquipmentHealthcare TechMarch 23, 2019 4,099 Early results of Apple Heart Study, presented at cardiologists conference
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Illinois Healthcare NewsNewsMarch 11, 2019 3,479 Local Illinois schools might soon have to teach classes on mental health
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Illinois Healthcare NewsMarch 10, 2019 2,554 Illinois among worst states for babies to grow up in, recent study finds
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FundingInvesting & StartupsMarch 6, 2019 3,549 MPM Capital raised $400m to continue funding early-stage biotech innovation
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InsightsMarch 2, 2019 2,676 Less than 10 years, half of the U.S. health bill will be Government covered
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Healthcare TechMarch 1, 2019 2,969 New Medicare free app needs to improve before it fully convinces consumers
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HealthtechFebruary 27, 2019 3,865 IBM Watson Health invests $50M in research to advance AI use in healthcare
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Investing & StartupsFebruary 26, 2019 2,973 Human API, on way to transform health data exchange with $10M new funding
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Artificial IntelligenceFebruary 23, 2019 3,327 AI powered solutions for patient centered healthcare, launched at HIMSS19
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PharmaFebruary 19, 2019 3,107 BCBS Institute and HCSB launched foodQ for better, healthier eating habits
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Illinois Healthcare NewsStateFebruary 13, 2019 3,167 Rep. Ammons(D) files bill to legalize recreational marijuana in Illinois
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Investing & StartupsFebruary 11, 2019 3,699 Healthcare UK startup Medopad raised $28M in Series A to expand operations
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Investing & StartupsFebruary 9, 2019 3,740 Embleema gets $3.7M and joins Techstars Alchemist Blockchain Accelerator
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Digital TransformationFebruary 8, 2019 3,579 Kaia Health enacts feasibility study for COPD app to be introduced in Japan
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Illinois Healthcare NewsFebruary 6, 2019 2,918 Governor names Public Health and Veterans’ Affairs directors, among others
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Illinois Healthcare NewsFebruary 3, 2019 2,710 IL Governor J.B. Pritzker signed executive order to fund HIV treatment
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BiotechPharmaJanuary 31, 2019 3,651 Allogene, closer to new drug after FDA approved its CAR-T study in lymphoma
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Digital TransformationJanuary 31, 2019 4,592 IBM partners with insurers in blockchain network for healthcare industry
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Healthcare News This WeekJanuary 28, 2019 2,757 President Trump calls for drastic measures against surprise medical bills
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Illinois Healthcare NewsJanuary 28, 2019 3,493 Chicago: new historic low teen birth rate, Mayor Emanuel announces
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InsightsPharmaJanuary 28, 2019 2,940 Direct-to-physician marketing favors opioid overdose epidemic, study finds
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TechnologyJanuary 25, 2019 3,061 Consumers have trouble completely trusting healthcare chatbots, study finds
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FundingInvesting & StartupsJanuary 16, 2019 3,129 Chicago’s First Stop Health gains funds for better telemedicine services
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BiotechHealthtechJanuary 14, 2019 4,116 General Electric prepares IPO with an impact on the healthcare market
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NewsPharmaJanuary 12, 2019 2,997 Akorn stock drops after warning letter from the FDA on failures at Illinois plant
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Investing & StartupsJanuary 7, 2019 3,221 SonarMD received $10M in funding to expand and change clinical practice
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Healthcare TechInvesting & StartupsJanuary 3, 2019 4,052 K Health raised another $25M for its AI powered primary care platform
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Illinois Healthcare NewsJanuary 2, 2019 2,763 Illinois 35th in hierarchy of funding tobacco use prevention for kids
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FundingInvesting & StartupsDecember 27, 2018 3,368 Erasca Inc. sets out to erase cancer with $42M from series A funding round
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Artificial IntelligenceDigital DisruptionDigital TransformationDecember 22, 2018 4,950 Kaia Health new AI app lets COPD patients better manage condition from home
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InsightsDecember 20, 2018 6,122 29 percent of U.S. doctors are born outside the U.S., new study shows
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Healthcare News This WeekPharmaDecember 18, 2018 2,734 Shingles vaccine shortage sends people on pharmacy pilgrimage for Christmas
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BiotechNewsPharmaDecember 14, 2018 2,988 Akorn CEO resigns after judges seal $4.3 billion loss of the Fresenius deal
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Digital DisruptionDigital TransformationDecember 12, 2018 4,618 Enzyme Health has raised $1.7M in seed funding for its telemedicine program
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Healthcare News This WeekDecember 9, 2018 10,787 Healthcare providers: change HIPAA rules to prevent healthcare coordination
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Healthcare TechInnovationNewsDecember 4, 2018 3,339 Together top U.S. healthcare CEOs advance innovation for Medicaid programs
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BiotechHealthtechInnovationMedical DevicesNovember 29, 2018 3,216 Boston Scientific wants to pay $4.24B for UK medical device producer BTG
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Digital DisruptionNewsNovember 28, 2018 4,430 PatientSphere: blockchain+AI consolidates patient data and makes revenue
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FundingHealthtechInvesting & StartupsNovember 27, 2018 3,555 $10 million funding for a five-minute meditation app that fights stress
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BiotechPharmaNovember 25, 2018 10,805 Mission Therapeutics and AbbVie team up to develop DUB inhibitors to treat Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Diseases
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BiotechPharmaNovember 20, 2018 12,924 AbbVie’s Mavyret scores 100% cure rates for hepatitis C patients with compensated cirrhosis
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Artificial IntelligenceInsightsNovember 13, 2018 3,517 How Can AI help the Healthcare System with its Increasing Red-Tape Problem?
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HealthtechInnovationPharmaNovember 7, 2018 3,116 JPOD, J&J hub for early-stage healthcare solutions opens in Philadelphia
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Investing & StartupsOctober 30, 2018 2,916 NextStep Raised $3.15M to Find Jobs in Healthcare for Those Displaced by AI
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Digital TransformationHealthcare TechOctober 29, 2018 4,747 Validic Partners with Dexcom for CGM Data Access and Improved Patient Care
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Healthcare TechInsightsOctober 24, 2018 2,964 National Academy of Medicine Publication Pleads for Healthcare System Interoperability
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Digital TransformationHealthcare InnovationHealthcare TechOctober 24, 2018 6,155 Healthcare Trends: Novartis’ Biome is a Global Digital Innovation Network
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Healthcare News This WeekInnovationOctober 22, 2018 2,692 Innovators: Call for Prize Winning Ways to Reduce Unequal Healthcare Access
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Artificial IntelligenceHealthcare InnovationHealthcare News This WeekOctober 21, 2018 3,511 2018 Nobel Laureates’ Contribute to Better, More Compassionate Medicine
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InsightsTop StoriesOctober 17, 2018 3,730 Millennials skip primary care and this affects the healthcare system
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Healthcare News This WeekIllinois Healthcare NewsOctober 15, 2018 2,859 Rush University Medical Center Second Among 99 Academic Medical Centers
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Digital DisruptionDigital TransformationOctober 10, 2018 3,255 Amazon’s new Alexa will know someone is sick by listening to their voice
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BiotechInvesting & StartupsPharmaOctober 10, 2018 3,599 Healthcare AI Startup Allogene Raises New Funds for Anti-Cancer Therapy
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Healthcare TechInnovationOctober 9, 2018 2,878 Healthcare IT news: healthy eating app seeks to close brain behaviour gap
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Digital DisruptionInvesting & StartupsOctober 1, 2018 2,564 Maven raises money to make better healthcare available for working mothers
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Healthcare InnovationHealthcare TechOctober 1, 2018 2,576 $48,000 robot boy teaches medical students how to better treat children
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Artificial IntelligenceHealthcare TechSeptember 26, 2018 4,337 Google’s Nest is quietly making its way towards digital healthcare for the elderly
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Artificial IntelligenceHealthcare InnovationSeptember 25, 2018 2,967 Old Google algorithm, taught new tricks to help diagnose lung cancer
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Healthcare InnovationNewsSeptember 22, 2018 5,159 $250 DIY Artificial Pancreas Inspires Industry to Build One by Early 2019
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Healthcare TechInvesting & StartupsSeptember 18, 2018 4,414 Akili has new funds to continue developing its ADHD therapeutic video-game
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BiotechInvesting & StartupsSeptember 17, 2018 7,623 Atreca’s $125M round brings new immunotherapy closer to clinical trials
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Digital DisruptionInvesting & StartupsSeptember 14, 2018 3,835 With $250 Million to Start, Cigna Ventures to Fund Innovation in the Healthcare System
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BiotechInvesting & StartupsSeptember 13, 2018 3,237 OncoResponse Raised $40M for Unique Drug Candidates Clinical Studies
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BiotechPharmaSeptember 10, 2018 2,642 Pfizer puts a stop on its clinical studies for a potential DMD drug
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Healthcare TechInvesting & StartupsSeptember 10, 2018 3,935 10x Genomics bought Epinomics to speed up single cell epigenetics research
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Digital DisruptionHealthcare TechInvesting & StartupsSeptember 6, 2018 4,464 Healthera has new funding for more interconnected digital health solutions
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Healthcare News This WeekSeptember 6, 2018 5,742 Doctor shortage in the US is getting worse. The American healthcare system is at risk
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Digital DisruptionHealthcare InnovationHealthcare TechSeptember 2, 2018 3,887 Google and GN Hearing partner up to produce a hearing aid integrated with Android
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BiotechPharmaSeptember 1, 2018 5,681 Arvinas goes public to bring its PROTAC-based anticancer drug to the market looking at an $100 mn IPO
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Investing & StartupsPharmaAugust 31, 2018 4,410 $93 Million for TraceLink to Further Global Development to Fight Counterfeit Drugs
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BiotechInvesting & StartupsPharmaAugust 23, 2018 5,580 Healthcare Trends: Principia BioPharma Goes Public to Raise Money for New Drug
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BiotechInvesting & StartupsPharmaAugust 21, 2018 4,229 Entasis Therapeutics Might Help Patients Battling Drug Resistant Bacteria as Early as Next Year
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Investing & StartupsNewsPharmaAugust 1, 2018 8,559 Alector Receives $133 Million Towards Developing Treatments for Alzheimer’s
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Investing & StartupsPharmaJuly 31, 2018 14,758 Artificial Intelligence Startup Healx Gets $10 Million to Find Cures for Rare Diseases
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