Though demographers debate whether humans have reached the peak of our potential longevity, it’s reasonable for planning purposes to expect longevity trends to continue. If longevity improves by about 1 year per decade, today’s 35 yr olds could expect …
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This morning, Alydia Health, a tiny Menlo Park, Calif., startup co-founded by a 21-year-old woman, announced that it has secured $10 million in funding to test a medical device to prevent mothers from bleeding to death after childbirth.
A legitimate journalist has been denied press credentials to cover a major interventional cardiology meeting. No reason was given for the decision, although journalists are routinely granted access to cover medical and scientific meetings.
CVS Caremark intends to institute a $100,000 per QALY threshold for drugs, above which it would deny patient access. However, without an empirically determined threshold, pricing and formulary decisions contingent on an arbitrarily defined threshold ca…
It’s unclear whether Amazon’s cashierless stores will offer healthcare services, threatening CVS, Walgreens and Walmart and their push into providing medical care.
A cell phone app and lab kit has been developed that enable a smartphone to ID bacteria from patients anywhere in the world in about an hour.
“John, I’m very aware of your family’s journey, Twelve years ago I was one of the producers considering bidding on your life rights.”
The bottom line for tech startups: don’t be afraid of entering emerging markets—specifically Africa and India—because of their unique business and cultural challenges. There’s good business to be done there.
About a third of people who develop Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) die. Others can be left with permanent brain damage.
