Andreessen Horowitz has led the $300 million Series B, with participation from Premji Invest and Uprising.
View More With $300M in new funding, Devoted Health launches its Medicare Advantage plan in FloridaCategory: healthcare
Here’s how to enable Fall Detection on the Apple Watch Series 4
Listen, the Apple Watch Series 4 might have a larger display and a better processor, but the real news is fall detection.
Yep, there’s a feature that notes when you’ve stumbled and checks in on your well-being. Important note: it’s not on by default …
Siilo injects $5.1M to try to transplant WhatsApp use in hospitals
Consumer messaging apps like WhatsApp are not only insanely popular for chatting with friends but have pushed deep into the workplace too, thanks to the speed and convenience they offer. They have even crept into hospitals, as time-strapped doctors reach for a quick and easy way to collaborate over patient cases on the ward. Yet […]
View More Siilo injects $5.1M to try to transplant WhatsApp use in hospitalsWeed in space is going to be a thing now
Scientists interested in cannabis as a subject for pharmaceutical studies may find an unlikely new home for their research into the plant, its byproducts and biochemistry aboard the International Space Station. Yes, weed is going to space thanks to the work of a small Lexington, Ky.-based startup called Space Tango. The company makes a “clean […]
View More Weed in space is going to be a thing nowHow women entrepreneurs are advancing woman’s health
Asha Curran, Chief Innovation Officer and Director at the 92nd St Y, and Zubaida Bai, Founder and CEO of ayzh Inc., talk about making health care accessible for girls and women living in poverty across the world. Read more…More about Health Care, So…
View More How women entrepreneurs are advancing woman’s healthHealth innovation where it’s needed most with Pfizer’s Nanette Cocero
Pfizer Regional Director for Emerging Markets, Nanette Cocero, speaks to the Social Good Summit audience about bringing high quality healthcare to the 5.5 billion people living in emerging markets. Read more…More about Mashable Video, Health Care, …
View More Health innovation where it’s needed most with Pfizer’s Nanette CoceroSequoia backs Maven, a virtual health clinic for women
Maven has raised a $27 million Series B co-led by Sequoia and Oak HC/FT, bringing its total raised to date to $42 million.
View More Sequoia backs Maven, a virtual health clinic for womenApple’s Watch isn’t the first with an EKG reader but it will matter to more consumers
Apple’s COO Jeff Williams exuberantly proclaimed Apple’s Watch was the first to get FDA clearance as an over-the-counter electrocardiogram (EKG) reader during the special event at Apple headquarters on Wednesday. While Apple loves to be first to things, that statement is false. AliveCor has held the title of first since late last year for its […]
View More Apple’s Watch isn’t the first with an EKG reader but it will matter to more consumersKry expands its telehealth service to France — under new brand, Livi
Swedish telehealth startup Kry, which bagged a $66M Series B in June for market expansion, is executing on that plan — announcing today it will launch into the French market on September 15. This will be the fourth market for the 2014 founded European startup, after its home market of Sweden, along with Norway and […]
View More Kry expands its telehealth service to France — under new brand, LiviStorage provider Cloudian raises $94M
Cloudian, a company that specializes in helping businesses store petabytes of data, today announced that it has raised a $94 million Series E funding round. Investors in this round, which is one of the largest we have seen for a storage vendor, include Digital Alpha, Fidelity Eight Roads, Goldman Sachs, INCJ, JPIC (Japan Post Investment Corporation), NTT […]
View More Storage provider Cloudian raises $94MRDMD attacks rare diseases with data mined from health records
You wouldn’t expect a medical app to get its start as a Snapchat competitor. Neither did video chat startup TapTalk’s founder Onno Faber. But four years ago he was diagnosed with a rare disease called Neurofibromatosis Type 2 that caused tumors leading Onno to lose hearing in one ear. He’s amongst the one in ten people with […]
View More RDMD attacks rare diseases with data mined from health recordsWearable ‘microbreweries’ can track dangerous radiation exposure
Researchers at Purdue University developed a disposable patch that can track radiation levels in an instant with the help of yeast. Experts think this tool will be valuable to hospital lab workers, and perhaps nuclear disaster victims one day. …
View More Wearable ‘microbreweries’ can track dangerous radiation exposure