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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Investing & Startups
October 8, 2019 1,110 Translate Bio tries to raise $90 million for its cystic fibrosis treatment
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Healthcare News This Week
October 7, 2019 1,099 FDA granted Merck priority review for its investigational Ebola vaccine
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Healthcare News This WeekInvesting & Startups
October 7, 2019 1,173 Robin Healthcare raises $11.5 million for its digital doctor’s assistant
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Pharma
October 2, 2019 1,366 The first diabetes pill ever gets FDA approval to be used in the U.S.
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BiotechPharma
September 11, 2019 1,286 FDA approves new drug for one of the deadliest forms of drug resistant tuberculosis
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Pharma
July 17, 2019 2,149 Doctors, reluctant to adopt drug pricing tools to help patients save money
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Breaking news
July 14, 2019 1,343 Bipartisan efforts to control healthcare costs through new legislation continue
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Healthcare News This Week
July 9, 2019 1,562 Aging population drives better quality management in healthcare, study shows
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Investing & Startups
July 7, 2019 1,717 Telehealth startup Remedy bags $10 million to develop and expand operations
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Breaking newsInvesting & Startups
July 7, 2019 1,540 Healthtech startup Livongo just filed to go public to cover losses and keep growing
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Investing & Startups
July 5, 2019 1,586 Change Healthcare set a price for its IPO, and it is lower than expected
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Pharma
July 5, 2019 1,505 Johnson & Johnson recruits scientists for data-science projects in healthcare
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Pharma
July 2, 2019 1,421 Genetic research could predict the right blood pressure drug for each patient
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Artificial Intelligence
June 28, 2019 849 AI could help diagnose and manage Alzheimer’s and predict heart attacks
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Artificial Intelligence
June 26, 2019 1,979 Aira helps the blind and visually impaired conquer their surroundings and the world
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Pharma
June 23, 2019 1,414 New immunotherapy pushes back type 1 diabetes onset in high risk patients
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Investing & Startups
June 21, 2019 1,596 Health education startup Osmosis raised $4million in new funding to expand
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Healthcare News This Week
June 9, 2019 1,573 Healthcare costs, among top financial problems for Americans, query finds
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ChicagoIllinois Healthcare News
June 1, 2019 1,705 Mayor Lightfoot wants more patients treated for free and affordable water to all
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Illinois Healthcare News
May 31, 2019 1,542 Illinois, Chicago and Cook County sue against new rule restricting abortions
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Healthcare Tech
May 31, 2019 1,618 Apple bought a start-up developing an app to monitor asthma in children
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Artificial Intelligence
May 30, 2019 2,984 Artificial intelligence market in healthcare to grow over $27.60 billion by 2025
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Medical Devices
May 29, 2019 1,728 Comcast is developing an in-home device to remotely monitor people’s health
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Artificial IntelligenceHealthtech
May 20, 2019 1,929 Boston Children’s Hospital and GE Healthcare partner to develop radiology AI
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Pharma
May 9, 2019 1,811 uBiome suspends clinical operation following recent FBI investigation related search
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EquipmentHealthcare Innovation
May 8, 2019 1,755 The first ever drone organ delivery resulting in a transplant, a success
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Artificial Intelligence
May 3, 2019 2,016 Google is working to develop multiple AI powered solutions for healthcare
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Investing & Startups
April 26, 2019 1,847 Meru Health raised $4.2M to invest in app targeting depression and anxiety
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Biotech
April 24, 2019 1,777 Israeli scientist 3D printed the first ever vascularized mini human heart
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Digital Disruption
April 20, 2019 1,917 Teladoc Health and Cincinnati Children’s to build first pediatric telemedicine platform
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Illinois Healthcare News
April 19, 2019 1,709 Governor Pritzker to make marijuana legal this spring legislative session
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Artificial Intelligence
April 2, 2019 1,999 Nvidia introduced Clara AI, the new star toolkit built for radiologists
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Investing & Startups
March 29, 2019 1,806 $22 million series C funding for Cold Genesys to develop its novel cancer drug
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Investing & Startups
March 26, 2019 1,651 Imara gets $63million to pursue sickle cell disease treatment development
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Digital Transformation
March 24, 2019 2,084 Telemedicine, underused by Federally Qualified Health Centers, study finds
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DevicesDevices & EquipmentHealthcare Tech
March 23, 2019 2,332 Early results of Apple Heart Study, presented at cardiologists conference
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Illinois Healthcare NewsNews
March 11, 2019 1,836 Local Illinois schools might soon have to teach classes on mental health
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Illinois Healthcare News
March 10, 2019 1,540 Illinois among worst states for babies to grow up in, recent study finds
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FundingInvesting & Startups
March 6, 2019 2,018 MPM Capital raised $400m to continue funding early-stage biotech innovation
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Insights
March 2, 2019 1,591 Less than 10 years, half of the U.S. health bill will be Government covered
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Healthcare Tech
March 1, 2019 1,729 New Medicare free app needs to improve before it fully convinces consumers
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Healthtech
February 27, 2019 2,164 IBM Watson Health invests $50M in research to advance AI use in healthcare
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Investing & Startups
February 26, 2019 1,663 Human API, on way to transform health data exchange with $10M new funding
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Artificial Intelligence
February 23, 2019 1,936 AI powered solutions for patient centered healthcare, launched at HIMSS19
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Pharma
February 19, 2019 1,835 BCBS Institute and HCSB launched foodQ for better, healthier eating habits
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Illinois Healthcare NewsState
February 13, 2019 1,914 Rep. Ammons(D) files bill to legalize recreational marijuana in Illinois
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Investing & Startups
February 11, 2019 2,184 Healthcare UK startup Medopad raised $28M in Series A to expand operations
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Investing & Startups
February 9, 2019 2,023 Embleema gets $3.7M and joins Techstars Alchemist Blockchain Accelerator
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Digital Transformation
February 8, 2019 2,119 Kaia Health enacts feasibility study for COPD app to be introduced in Japan
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Illinois Healthcare News
February 6, 2019 1,778 Governor names Public Health and Veterans’ Affairs directors, among others
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Illinois Healthcare News
February 3, 2019 1,630 IL Governor J.B. Pritzker signed executive order to fund HIV treatment
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BiotechPharma
January 31, 2019 2,114 Allogene, closer to new drug after FDA approved its CAR-T study in lymphoma
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Digital Transformation
January 31, 2019 2,373 IBM partners with insurers in blockchain network for healthcare industry
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Healthcare News This Week
January 28, 2019 1,621 President Trump calls for drastic measures against surprise medical bills
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Illinois Healthcare News
January 28, 2019 1,916 Chicago: new historic low teen birth rate, Mayor Emanuel announces
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InsightsPharma
January 28, 2019 1,693 Direct-to-physician marketing favors opioid overdose epidemic, study finds
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Technology
January 25, 2019 1,773 Consumers have trouble completely trusting healthcare chatbots, study finds
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FundingInvesting & Startups
January 16, 2019 1,744 Chicago’s First Stop Health gains funds for better telemedicine services
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BiotechHealthtech
January 14, 2019 2,271 General Electric prepares IPO with an impact on the healthcare market
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NewsPharma
January 12, 2019 1,738 Akorn stock drops after warning letter from the FDA on failures at Illinois plant
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Investing & Startups
January 7, 2019 1,897 SonarMD received $10M in funding to expand and change clinical practice
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Healthcare TechInvesting & Startups
January 3, 2019 2,321 K Health raised another $25M for its AI powered primary care platform
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Illinois Healthcare News
January 2, 2019 1,593 Illinois 35th in hierarchy of funding tobacco use prevention for kids
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FundingInvesting & Startups
December 27, 2018 1,839 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 2,995 Kaia Health new AI app lets COPD patients better manage condition from home
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Insights
December 20, 2018 2,403 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 1,545 Shingles vaccine shortage sends people on pharmacy pilgrimage for Christmas
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BiotechNewsPharma
December 14, 2018 1,668 Akorn CEO resigns after judges seal $4.3 billion loss of the Fresenius deal
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Digital DisruptionDigital Transformation
December 12, 2018 2,017 Enzyme Health has raised $1.7M in seed funding for its telemedicine program
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Healthcare News This Week
December 9, 2018 5,360 Healthcare providers: change HIPAA rules to prevent healthcare coordination
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Healthcare TechInnovationNews
December 4, 2018 1,908 Together top U.S. healthcare CEOs advance innovation for Medicaid programs
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BiotechHealthtechInnovationMedical Devices
November 29, 2018 1,695 Boston Scientific wants to pay $4.24B for UK medical device producer BTG
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Digital DisruptionNews
November 28, 2018 2,204 PatientSphere: blockchain+AI consolidates patient data and makes revenue
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FundingHealthtechInvesting & Startups
November 27, 2018 1,990 $10 million funding for a five-minute meditation app that fights stress
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BiotechPharma
November 25, 2018 8,371 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 10,263 AbbVie’s Mavyret scores 100% cure rates for hepatitis C patients with compensated cirrhosis
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Artificial IntelligenceInsights
November 13, 2018 1,807 How Can AI help the Healthcare System with its Increasing Red-Tape Problem?
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HealthtechInnovationPharma
November 7, 2018 1,666 JPOD, J&J hub for early-stage healthcare solutions opens in Philadelphia
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Investing & Startups
October 30, 2018 1,645 NextStep Raised $3.15M to Find Jobs in Healthcare for Those Displaced by AI
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Digital TransformationHealthcare Tech
October 29, 2018 2,907 Validic Partners with Dexcom for CGM Data Access and Improved Patient Care
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Healthcare TechInsights
October 24, 2018 1,606 National Academy of Medicine Publication Pleads for Healthcare System Interoperability
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Digital TransformationHealthcare InnovationHealthcare Tech
October 24, 2018 3,918 Healthcare Trends: Novartis’ Biome is a Global Digital Innovation Network
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Healthcare News This WeekInnovation
October 22, 2018 1,501 Innovators: Call for Prize Winning Ways to Reduce Unequal Healthcare Access
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Artificial IntelligenceHealthcare InnovationHealthcare News This Week
October 21, 2018 1,979 2018 Nobel Laureates’ Contribute to Better, More Compassionate Medicine
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InsightsTop Stories
October 17, 2018 2,205 Millennials skip primary care and this affects the healthcare system
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Healthcare News This WeekIllinois Healthcare News
October 15, 2018 1,554 Rush University Medical Center Second Among 99 Academic Medical Centers
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Digital DisruptionDigital Transformation
October 10, 2018 1,162 Amazon’s new Alexa will know someone is sick by listening to their voice
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BiotechInvesting & StartupsPharma
October 10, 2018 1,836 Healthcare AI Startup Allogene Raises New Funds for Anti-Cancer Therapy
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Healthcare TechInnovation
October 9, 2018 1,483 Healthcare IT news: healthy eating app seeks to close brain behaviour gap
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Digital DisruptionInvesting & Startups
October 1, 2018 1,174 Maven raises money to make better healthcare available for working mothers
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Healthcare InnovationHealthcare Tech
October 1, 2018 1,252 $48,000 robot boy teaches medical students how to better treat children
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Artificial IntelligenceHealthcare Tech
September 26, 2018 2,341 Google’s Nest is quietly making its way towards digital healthcare for the elderly
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Artificial IntelligenceHealthcare Innovation
September 25, 2018 1,660 Old Google algorithm, taught new tricks to help diagnose lung cancer
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Healthcare InnovationNews
September 22, 2018 3,375 $250 DIY Artificial Pancreas Inspires Industry to Build One by Early 2019
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Healthcare TechInvesting & Startups
September 18, 2018 2,525 Akili has new funds to continue developing its ADHD therapeutic video-game
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BiotechInvesting & Startups
September 17, 2018 3,194 Atreca’s $125M round brings new immunotherapy closer to clinical trials
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Digital DisruptionInvesting & Startups
September 14, 2018 2,194 With $250 Million to Start, Cigna Ventures to Fund Innovation in the Healthcare System
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BiotechInvesting & Startups
September 13, 2018 1,869 OncoResponse Raised $40M for Unique Drug Candidates Clinical Studies
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BiotechPharma
September 10, 2018 1,292 Pfizer puts a stop on its clinical studies for a potential DMD drug
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Healthcare TechInvesting & Startups
September 10, 2018 2,043 10x Genomics bought Epinomics to speed up single cell epigenetics research
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Digital DisruptionHealthcare TechInvesting & Startups
September 6, 2018 2,541 Healthera has new funding for more interconnected digital health solutions
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Healthcare News This Week
September 6, 2018 3,412 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 2,205 Google and GN Hearing partner up to produce a hearing aid integrated with Android
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BiotechPharma
September 1, 2018 3,842 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 2,549 $93 Million for TraceLink to Further Global Development to Fight Counterfeit Drugs
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BiotechInvesting & StartupsPharma
August 23, 2018 3,934 Healthcare Trends: Principia BioPharma Goes Public to Raise Money for New Drug
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BiotechInvesting & StartupsPharma
August 21, 2018 2,699 Entasis Therapeutics Might Help Patients Battling Drug Resistant Bacteria as Early as Next Year
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Investing & StartupsNewsPharma
August 1, 2018 5,525 Alector Receives $133 Million Towards Developing Treatments for Alzheimer’s
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Investing & StartupsPharma
July 31, 2018 8,127 Artificial Intelligence Startup Healx Gets $10 Million to Find Cures for Rare Diseases
Healthcare Innovation