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Health crisis – Illinois Sees Rise in Reports of Polio-Like Illness
Illinois Healthcare News
October 17, 2018
Health crisis – Illinois Sees Rise in Reports of Polio-Like Illness
Illinois might be on the brink of an outbreak. Ten cases of a polio-like illness were reported in
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October 08, 2018
15 Illinois schools named among “America’s Healthiest Schools”
The Alliance for a Healthier Generation, a nonprofit founded by the American Heart Association and
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October 08, 2018
Researchers Get $3.8M for Brain Imaging Study To Treat Suicidal Patients
Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh have received $3.8
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September 26, 2018
New Changes to Medicare Advantage Plans Could Delay Treatment for Millions of Seriously Ill Patients
A recent decision from The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) that allows Medicare
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September 22, 2018
$250 DIY Artificial Pancreas Inspires Industry to Build One by Early 2019
According to the American Diabetes Association, millions of people around the world live with
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September 19, 2018
FDA Approves a High-Performance Stent – First of its Kind in Nearly Two Decades
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) just approved a new covered coronary stent device meant to
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September 05, 2018
Circulation Strikes Deal with Partners HealthCare
Partners HealthCare have announced an agreement with Circulation to provide transportation
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August 23, 2018
A New Illinois Healthcare Bill to Help ‘Medically Fragile’ Kids
Illinois governor Bruce Rauner has signed a bill that will give better Medicaid coverage to
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August 23, 2018
The FDA Approved the First Direct Generic Competitor to the EpiPen
EpiPen, the biggest name-brand injector drug used to treat patients with life-threatening allergic
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August 17, 2018
Report: Illinois Has Room For Improvement When It Comes to Pain Policies For Cancer Patients
Illinois is being praised in a new report for increasing access to healthcare through Medicaid and
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August 16, 2018
Is More Affordable Health Insurance Coming to Illinois?
Illinois could offer more affordable health insurance to more people by 2019, as reported by The
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August 15, 2018
Amazon Enters Prescription Drug Industry, Buys Online Pharmacy PillPack
Amazon made waves in the healthcare industry recently by acquiring online pharmacy PillPack in a
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August 14, 2018
Will Patient Care Improve as GM and Ford Health Sign Innovative Contract?
General Motors is offering a new, lower-cost health insurance option to salaried employees. Called
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August 10, 2018
Blue Cross Blue Shield Gives Steep Discounts for Fitbit Products to its 60 Million Members
Once considered a fad, wearable fitness gadgets are rapidly working their way into insurance
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August 10, 2018
See Which 10 Healthcare Startups Secured Over $1.7 Billion in Funding
It’s no surprise that healthcare startups are synonymous with future of the industry. The
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August 09, 2018
Illinois Faces Another Lawsuit Over Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak Death
The state of Illinois faces another lawsuit over the wrongful death of a veteran after reported
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August 05, 2018
Four Cities Are Suing Trump Administration Over ACA Rollback
Baltimore, Chicago, Columbus, and Cincinnati sued the Trump administration on Thursday, August 2,
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August 03, 2018
This Week in Healthtech:
Blockchain is Reshaping the Healthcare Industry
Week ending 08-03-2018: U.S. Healthcare companies and hospital systems are turning to Blockchain
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August 02, 2018
Illinois on Track to Adopt New Telemedicine Law
A task force to modernize Illinois’ telemedicine policies in order to improve quality and
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August 01, 2018
Alector Receives $133 Million Towards Developing Treatments for Alzheimer’s
On Wednesday, Alector, a startup that focuses on developing new treatments for Alzheimer’s
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July 31, 2018
Will Madaket Save Hospitals and Healthcare Providers $130 Billion Each Year?
Madaket Health, a cloud-based, healthcare SaaS platform solution has received $10 million in
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July 29, 2018
The U.S. is the Most Dangerous Place to Give Birth in the Developed World. Here’s Why.
Maternal mortality is dropping worldwide, except in the United States, where new data points to an
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July 27, 2018
Beddr SleepTuner Gets $5.6M in Funding to Establish Itself in U.S. Consumer Market
Beddr received $5.6 million in Series A funding to bring its sleep tracker, the Beddr
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July 27, 2018
This Week in Healthtech:
Artificial Intelligence Revolutionizes Diagnosis
Week Ending 07-27-2018: Funding for AI Startups advancing medical diagnosis, NIH lends support to
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July 26, 2018
GSK Pays $300 Million to Partner with 23andMe and Its Data
The genetic testing company 23andMe announced that GlaxoSmithKline will pay $300 million
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July 24, 2018
$12.5 Million Funding for K Health, a Healthcare AI Startup That Helps People Self-Diagnose Their Medical Conditions
Artificial Intelligence start-up, Kang Health, has received $12.5 million in new funding for their
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July 23, 2018
Want to Sell Your Medical Data? Hu-manity Has a Blockchain-Based App for That
Hu-manity.co allows users to sell their patient data to big pharma directly by cutting the
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July 22, 2018
Spring Health Gets Funding to Help Businesses Offer Affordable Mental Health Care to Their Employees
According to tinypulse.com, a recent Everest College survey revealed that 83% of American
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July 21, 2018
Israeli Startup Carbyne Brings 911 Calls Into the 21st Century
Carbyne’s leading NG911 call handling platform — a platform that integrates real-time
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July 20, 2018
Verge Genomics Wants to Use Artificial Intelligence to Cure Diseases (and Gets $32M in Funding to Get There)
Drug discovery is a long and tedious enterprise. According to Tufts Center for the Study of Drug
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July 20, 2018
3 Exciting Advances in Biotechnology
Biotechnology has profoundly changed the way people are being diagnosed and treated. Medical trail
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July 20, 2018
This Week in Healthtech:
Value-Based Care and Maximizing Patient Outcomes
Week Ending 07-20-2018: Optimizing patient outcomes and management costs through value-based
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July 13, 2018
This Week in Healthtech:
Empowering Patients Through EHR Technology
Week Ending 07-13-18: How companies are empowering patients with emerging EHR technology 150,000
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July 09, 2018
Trump Administration Freezes Billions of Dollars in Payments to Insurers
On Saturday, July 7th, the Trump administration announced it would suspend payments of billions
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July 06, 2018
This Week in Healthtech:
The Rise of Mobile Health
Week Ending 07-06-18: The rise of mobile health: telemedicine and doctors on-demand Telemedicine
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July 01, 2018
Scientists Can 3D Print Human Heart Tissue
Biolife4D, a Chicago-based biotech startup, announced that it can bioprint human cardiac
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June 29, 2018
This Week in Healthtech:
Bridging Healthcare Regulation and Tech
Week Ending 06-29-18: Bridging healthcare regulation and tech: the newest breakthrough
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June 22, 2018
Membership Medicine: The Emerging Model Coming Out Against Health Insurance
More and more direct primary care clinics are shifting from traditional health insurance to
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June 22, 2018
This Week in Healthtech:
Are Healthcare Innovation Hubs the Future?
Week Ending 06-22-18: Healthcare innovation hubs become the future for many healthcare
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June 15, 2018
This Week in Healthtech:
Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare
Week Ending 06-15-18: Artificial Intelligence adoption and the future of AI in healthcare Cloud
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June 14, 2018
AT&T-Warner Bros Merger Gives High Hopes for CVS-Aetna Deal
AT&T-Warner Bros merger gives high hopes for CVS-Aetna deal. June 12, 2018, was an historic
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June 08, 2018
Easing Pain With Virtual Reality: What US Health Providers Can Learn From Their French Counterparts
The latest breakthrough towards VR in healthcare comes from a French startup that wants to bring
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June 08, 2018
This Week in Healthtech:
Amazon’s Secret Lab
Week Ending 06-08-18: Big news from Apple, Amazon’s secret lab, and health app safety. Apple is
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June 01, 2018
FDA Calls Forth Innovators Who Can Tackle the Opioid Crisis
The FDA called on manufactures to enter a program meant to accelerate the innovation of medical
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June 01, 2018
This Week in Healthtech:
AI Beats Doctor’s Diagnosis
Week Ending 06-01-18: Artificial Intelligence beats doctor’s diagnoses, Tampa hospital makes
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May 25, 2018
This Week in Healthtech:
Is Healthcare Consumerism Changing the Industry?
Week Ending 05-25-18: Healthcare consumerism and how technology, strategic partnerships, and
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May 22, 2018
Michigan Doctors Embrace Technology and Start Their Own Health Podcast
Two doctors from Michigan started a health podcast that will soon be available on Spotify. A
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May 18, 2018
Healthcare Network Drives Innovation With ‘Shark Tank’-like Contest
Northwell Health, New York’s largest healthcare provider, hosted a ‘Shark Tank’-like contest
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May 18, 2018
This Week in Healthtech:
AI Meets Big Pharma
Week Ending 05-18-18: What AI means to Big Pharma, drug discovery and research; Pfizer partners
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May 11, 2018
This Week in Healthtech:
Data Security in Healthcare
Week Ending 05-11-18: How artificial intelligence and machine learning are changing data security
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May 10, 2018
Google Assistant Passes the Human Test. Physicians & Hospitals Will Save Billions
On May 10, 2018, Google made history yet again, this time at the Google I/O conference. The
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May 08, 2018
Another Unlikely Partnership in Healthcare: Venture Capitalists and the Greater Good
One venture capital firm is taking on economic disparity in healthcare, and bringing modern care
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May 04, 2018
This Week in Healthtech:
The FDA Speeds Up Innovation in Healthcare
Week Ending 05-04-18: The FDA, pre-certification, and the medical device industry Statement from
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April 30, 2018
AI Comes to Healthcare With FDA Approval
As AI permeates every industry, it’s no surprise that healthcare is up next. The FDA made its
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April 27, 2018
This Week in Healthtech: Patient Engagement Powered by Digital Innovation
Week Ending 04-27-18: The patient, the employee, the consumer: engaging users and changing the
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April 20, 2018
This Week in Healthtech: Femtech and Women’s Health
Week Ending 04-20-18: The femtech movement and what is means for women’s health, Frost and
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April 13, 2018
This Week in Healthtech: Digital Innovation Advances Healthcare Industry
Week Ending 04-13-18: Healthtech company sees another round of investment, BCBS partners with
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April 08, 2018
Are Deep Neural Networks and AI the Next Frontier for Aging Research?
Could Deep Neural Networks lead us to the Fountain of Youth? At least one company thinks so.
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April 06, 2018
This Week in Healthtech: Voice Assistants Revolutionize Healthcare
Week Ending 04-06-18: Voice assistants tried and tested at Boston Children’s Hospital, Alexa can
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