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Market Intel: Liquid Biopsies For Cancer Screening – Far From Reach Or Close At Hand?
Senior vice president and managing director of McKesson Ventures Tom Rodgers reported that the firm broke precedent with its investment in GRAIL Inc. The investment was unusual for the company in two ways; it was one of the firm’s larger spends, and it was also toward a pre-commercial stage, high-risk company. “If...
Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation Partners with Komodo Health to Disrupt Intelligence Gathering in the Fight Against Cancer
The Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation is partnering with Komodo Health to combine information, data, and disease-treatment reference points through Komodo’s largest, most-actionable healthcare map in the U.S. This first-of-its-kind agreement will enable the foundation to have a nearly real-time and comprehensive picture...
Avizia and Regroup Partner to Enable Virtual Behavioral Healthcare Services
Avizia is partnering with telepsychiatry service provider Regroup to enable secure telehealth services for behavioral health providers. The partnership will allow Avizia to deliver Regroup’s mental health services to patients across the country. “Like Avizia, Regroup was founded on the idea that no patient should...
American Well acquires Avizia, plans to expand acute care services
On Monday April 30th, American Well announced that it will acquire fellow telehealth company Avizia for an undisclosed amount. The deal gives American Well access to Avizia’s custom software workflows and hospital-based cart lineup boasting for more than 40 clinical specialties, including telestroke and...
Cancer Is A Bunch of Bitches: You Fuckin’ Love Science
In an article for Wonkette, writer Carlos Sagan provides some interesting insights into the recent scientific progresses made in cancer research. Sagan, who has a background in cancer research and drug development, writes in a conversational and off-color way, engaging readers who wouldn’t otherwise seek out...
Avizia and VeeMed Partner to Enable Seamless, Powerful Telehealth Programs
Telehealth company Avizia recently announced a new partnership with VeeMed, a leading provider of physician services for telehealth. The partnership brings together Avizia’s telehealth platform and VeeMed’s provider services for high-acuity use cases including neurology, behavioral health, and intensive care. The...
Boston Tech Watch: Kyruus, Kolide, Nano-C, BookingBug
In a recent roundup of Boston area tech news, Kyruus was highlighted for its recent funding round of $10 million dollars. The 8-year-old startup received funding in part from Providence Ventures, a venture capital company associated with Providence St. Joseph Health. Kyruus helps match patients with physicians using...
GRAIL Announces Data from Prototype Blood Tests for Early Cancer Detection
Earlier this month, GRAIL, Inc., a life sciences company dedicated to finding early detection strategies for cancer patients, announced that it has made progress toward developing a method for identifying multiple types of cancer through blood tests. The announcement was made at the annual American Association for...
Former Landmark Health CEO named new CMMI director
The US Department of Health and Human Services has appointed former CEO and founder of home healthcare company Landmark Health Adam Boehler to be the new director and deputy administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) Boehler will replace CMMI director Patrick Conway, who announced his...
WTF Health | Blockchain God Ted Tanner of PokitDok
THBC recently announced it will help launch a new interview series hosted by Jessica DaMassa. The show will be about where the healthcare industry is headed, and will be called WTF Health – standing for ‘What’s the Future’ Health. The show leads off with an interview with Ted Tanner, CTO at PokitDok. In the...
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