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Record investment in global healthtech sees 280% increase on 2016 levels

Mobi Health News

Global healthtech has received $51.3 billion in investment this year, marking new highs for venture capitalist interest in the sector and identifying London as the fastest growing health tech hub globally.

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What blockchain mean for health care?

KevinMD

In 2016, I was at an angel investor’s conference in Las Vegas when I met a certain individual pursuing their MBA at Stanford University. We got to talking about angel investing, and the term “blockchain” was mentioned. I asked, “the blockchain: that’s Bitcoin, isn’t it?” “Oh Oh no,” was their reply, "Bitcoin is only the beginning […].

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The U.S. is a Nation in Pain – America’s Life Expectancy Fell Again in 2016

Health Populi

American saw the greatest number of deaths from suicide and alcohol- and drug-induced fatalities was recorded in 2016. states had the biggest increases in alcohol, drug and suicide deaths between 2015 and 2016, and in six states and Washington DC the death rates grew by over 20% — particularly in the Mid-Atlantic region.

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Proximie lands $38M for tech that helps surgeons virtually join operations

Mobi Health News

The company was founded in 2016 by Dr. Nadine Hachach-Haram to enable surgeon collaboration.

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Following 2016 deal, UnitedHealthcare members using Medtronic insulin pumps saw fewer avoidable hospital admissions

Mobi Health News

In 2016, UnitedHealthcare and Medtronic cut a deal that established the latter’s devices as the preferred insulin pumps for United members with diabetes.

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Chinese insurtech firm Waterdrop raises $360M in NYSE debut

Mobi Health News

Founded in 2016, the company runs an online insurance marketplace and a platform for medical crowdfunding.

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Tech-enabled Home Care Redux? Do investors remember 2016?

Aging in Place Technology Watch

Some recent announcements offer almost the same level of overheating investment that the frothy level of investment that characterized the 2016 investor spending spree, noted in a Forbes. Home Care Assistance received $100 million in 2016. Why the froth? Homecare a sizable and growing market.

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