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