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July 24, 2015

Company Highlight: Cohealo

What if a health care system could rent out their unused assets? Cohealo is answering that question by giving health care systems "better understanding of how and where your clinical assets are consumed, along with a better way to manage them."

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Why Are Cancer Drugs So Expensive in the United States, and What Are the Solutions?

A group of more than 100 oncologists got together to object to the high cost of cancer drugs. See their article here, and some commentary from Forbes, here: http://www.forbes.com/sites/matthewherper/2015/07/23/155-angry-doctors-propose-7-solutions-for-terri... 

The Future of Health Care: Hacking, Hospitals, Technology and Mor

"Sure, no one can predict the future. But it is fun to surmise where technology and innovation may take us. And with health care, how people will interact with doctors, how lives may be extended and diseases eradicated.  So we asked the The Experts, a group of medical and health-care professionals, to tell us what they think the future holds for health care.The discussion relates to a recent Wall Street Journal Future Issue report and formed the basis of a discussion on The Expertsblog."

Steve Blank: The "Lean Startup" Movement has Finally Reached Health Care

An interview with the famous Steve Blank specifically geared towards the Lean Start Up movement and Health Tech.

Robotic Surgery Linked To 144 Deaths Since 2000

"Surgery involving robots is far from perfect, according to a new study of death rates during medical procedures involving robotic equipment and techniques."

Biotech Investing Hits An All-Time High--But Is It A Bubble?

"The biotechnology industry hauled in $2.3 billion worth of venture capital investments during the second quarter of this year—a 32% increase over the prior quarter, according to the newest MoneyTreeReport from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), with data from Thomson Reuters...Is this a biotech bubble or are the gains sustainable?"

VC to pharma: Better get on board with digital health marketing

Julie Papanek is one of the smartest digital health VCs out there. Her thoughts on wearables, pharma marketing, and digital health trends are on point. So you should definitely check out this article.

These Superhumans Are Real and Their DNA Could Be Worth Billion

"Drug companies are exploiting rare mutations that make one person nearly immune to pain, another to broken bones"

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