Health Reading List | June 05, 2015 |
Happy Friday,
Some remnant post-ASCO highlights for you to enjoy as well as a follow up on the Conflict of Interest pieces. Also, biohacking is real and we will all be cyborgs soon.
Have a magical weekend,
Scott
Startup Highlight: OneDrop
OneDrop was founded by former Razorfish founder, Jeff Dachis, and while Diabetes Management is an incredibly crowded market, the social aspect of OneDrop seems fairly intriguing! You can see an interview with him on Jason Calacanis, here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCYrjD0AksY
As always, if you come across news, announcements, videos, or podcasts that you think everyone else would benefit from, e-mail me at scott.munro@startupdigestmail.com or tweet @R_Scott_Munro. | Hiring? Access 250+ new candidates every Monday.  Great companies are built with great teams. With Hired, access over 250 pre-screened developers, designers, and tech sales professionals every week all ready to explore new opportunities. Use Hired to find the best talent in tech so you can focus on what you do best. Sign up and make the key hires you need. | | American Society of Clinical Oncology "The State of Cancer Care in America report is an annual, comprehensive look at demographic, economic, and oncology practice trends that will impact cancer care in the United States over the coming years. Published in the Journal of Oncology Practice March 17, 2015, this report also examines the growing emphasis on quality measurement and value, and the rapid expansion of health information technology. The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) publishes annual updates to this report to help the oncology community, policymakers, and others more effectively shape the future of cancer care in America." | | National Cancer Institute "The financial costs of cancer care are a burden to people diagnosed with cancer, their families, and society as a whole. National expenditures associated with cancer have been steadily increasing in the United States. Care for cancer survivors accounted for an estimated 137.4 billion in medical care expenditures in the United States in 2010. In the near future, cancer costs may increase at a faster rate than overall medical expenditures." | | Aasthaa Bansal, PhD - ASCO "As if a cancer diagnosis is not distressing enough, an observational study (Abstract 6509) suggests that severe financial distress resulting from out-of-pocket costs associated with cancer treatment is associated with increased risk of death by 79%. The Abstract was presented during a Clinical Science Symposium, Sunday, May 31." | | Robert Steinbrook, MD - BMJ "A series of articles in the New England Journal of Medicine has questioned whether the conflict of interest movement has gone too far in its campaign to stop the drug industry influencing the medical profession. Here, three former senior NEJM editors respond with dismay" | | Vera Gruessner - mHealthIntelligence "While the number of consumers utilizing mobile health apps and integrating mobile devices in their everyday use continues to remain strong, physician trust of mHealth apps and similar products is still uncertain. For instance, a survey taken last year by digital technology company Quantia shows that, out of 250 physicians polled, 42 percent don't prescribe mobile health apps to their patients due to lack of oversight and only 37 percent have taken part in assigning a mHealth application." | | SHIFT - YouTube "Will using technology to improve and enhance our bodies be the next step in human evolution? In this documentary, futurist Nik Badminton guides us through three streams of the global biohacking movement: wearables, implantables, and superhuman exoskeletons. We also interview Pacific Northwest innovators (VitalSines, Dangerous Things, Prosthesis: The Anti-Robot) and find out how anyone with a computer--not just scientists and doctors--can use technology to alter and change the normal biology of living things." | | Christina Farr - KQED Science The ever insightful Christina Farr put together a list of "under the radar" digital health firms, I definitely enjoyed reading through them, and think you will too! | | | You are receiving this email because you believe that the best startup articles and videos are made by active members of the startup community. © 2009-2015 Startup Digest. Startup Digest is a registered trademark of Startup Weekend. All rights reserved. | | |
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