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THCB Spotlights: MIRA Fertility Tracker

A couple weeks back, I met with MIRA Fertility Tracker at TechCrunch Disrupt 2018. Sylvia Kang, CEO & Co-founder of MIRA, spoke to me about her new fertility tester for women trying to track their cycles. It also has an AI component built into its...

Published Tue, Sep 25 2018 2:20 PM by THCB

Filed under: Uncategorized

Health in 2 Point 00 Episode 51

In this Episode of #healthin2pt00 Jess & I do a real recap of the Health 2.0 Conference. I mention some of the startups that I thought were great, including Supportiv, Tag.bio, Nebula Genomics, Bluestream Health, Medically Home, b.well, and Medsafe...

Published Tue, Sep 25 2018 11:35 AM by THCB

Filed under: Matthew Holt, Health in 2 Point 00, Jessica DaMassa, Bluestream Health, Supportiv, Tag.bio, Nebula Genomics, Medically Home, Medsafe, b.well, Project HEAL

“Remember that Oath?”: EPCS and the Fight Against Opioid Abuse

By SEAN KELLY, MD As doctors, we all took an oath when we graduated from medical school to “do no harm” to patients. It is, therefore, our duty to speak up and take action when there is an opportunity to prevent harm and improve patient care, safety...

Published Tue, Sep 25 2018 9:41 AM by THCB

Filed under: Physicians, pharmaceuticals, Opioids, Opioid crisis, EPCS

The Biggest Trend You’ve Probably Never Heard Of: A Status Report on 138 Healthcare ICOs

By ROBERT MILLER & VINCE KURAITIS You’ve probably heard of Bitcoin, but we doubt you’ve heard of Dentacoin, MedTokens, or Curecoin. These are healthcare specific cryptocurrencies born from Initial Coin Offerings or ICOs. In this article, we’ll briefly...

Published Mon, Sep 24 2018 10:46 AM by THCB

Filed under: Economics, Healthcare, Startup, venture capital, ICO, Funding, Cryptocurrency, initial coin offering, token offering, token, decentralization, network effects, crypto, Finance

Limitations of Randomized Controlled Trials

By, SAURABH JHA In the hierarchy of evidence-based medicine (EBM), randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are like Brahmins. But do Brahmins have flaws? I discuss these flaws with Dr. Anish Koka, a cardiologist and essayist who has written extensively about...

Published Sat, Sep 22 2018 1:57 PM by THCB

Filed under: Radiology Firing Line Podcasts, @RogueRad; Radiology Firing Line Podcast

HealthTech Investing: Venrock’s Kocher & Roberts Bet on Platforms

By JESSICA DA MASSA, WTF Health “Healthcare is a journey for patients. Just helping them with one piece of it — it just doesn’t get the job done…” That’s Brian Roberts of Venrock talking about how he and Bob Kocher have moved on...

Published Thu, Sep 20 2018 10:12 PM by THCB

Filed under: Bob Kocher, Startups, Digital health investing, Venrock, Jessica DaMassa, Venrock Capital, WTF Health, Health Tech Investing, Brian Roberts

Health in 2 Point 00 Episode 50

Wow, today is the 50th Episode of Health in 2 Point 00. On today’s episode, we have something special for you: an Epic Guest Takeover at the Health 2.0 Conference from the “intellectual capital” (as Jessica puts it) that exists today...

Published Thu, Sep 20 2018 4:32 PM by THCB

Filed under: Matthew Holt, Health 2.0 Conference, Health in 2 Point 00, Jessica DaMassa, Singularity University, bolty boy, #health2con, jessica da massa, bayer; upmc; engagedIN

A Guide to Making Machine Learning Work in Health Care

Apologies on the hiatus for posting on THCB. As many of you know, I was running around getting Health 2.0 in order this past weekend. Today we are featuring a piece on understanding how machine learning can actually work in health care today-Matthew Holt...

Published Wed, Sep 19 2018 10:57 AM by THCB

Filed under: Physicians, Patients, Economics, Education, statistics, graphics, storytelling

A Rosa Parks Moment is Coming in Phase 1 Cancer Trials

By DAVID C. NORRIS, MD I want to tell you about the most exciting discovery I’ve made in 2+ years of research on dose individualization methods for phase 1 cancer trials. This discovery has nothing to do with any of the technical problems I’ve...

Published Fri, Sep 14 2018 11:48 AM by THCB

Filed under: pharmaceuticals, Drug discovery, Cancer, Precision Medicine, Patient advocates, DTAT, DAVID C. NORRIS, Dose Individualization, Pharmaceutical Innovation

UPMC’s Rasu Shrestha on Consumer Health in ‘Big’ Healthcare

By JESSICA DA MASSA, WTF Health The phrase ‘consumer health’ doesn’t mean what it used to. And, when you really think about it, neither does the word ‘consumer.’ We’ve changed. Wielding the power of our smart phones, wearable devices, and proximity to...

Published Thu, Sep 13 2018 9:59 AM by THCB

Filed under: Health Systems, UPMC, Jessica DaMassa, WTF Health, Rasu Shrestha, consumer health

Health in 2 Point 00, Episode 49

Jessica DaMassa asks me about what I saw at Techcrunch Distrupt, Clarify Health Solutions’s $57m round, what Wellth will do with its $5m & a whole lot about next weeks Health 2.0 Conference–Matthew Holt Read More...

Published Mon, Sep 10 2018 11:14 PM by THCB

Filed under: Health 2.0, Matthew Holt, Health in 2 Point 00, Jessica DaMassa, Novartis, Veta Health, Mira, TechCrunch Disrupt, Clarify Health Solutions, Kegg, Testcard, Wellth

Livongo CEO Glen Tullman’s Advice for Startups

By JESSICA DA MASSA, WTF Health If you’re a health tech startup, should you be building for your exit? Does that really lead to the greatest possible success for your business…if you know how to get out? Here’s some advice from someone who should know...

Published Mon, Sep 10 2018 11:42 AM by THCB

Filed under: Glen Tullman, Startups, Jessica DaMassa, WTF Health, Livongo, startup advice

Does free medical school decrease social justice?

BY ANISH KOKA MD The hottest medical school in the country right now is the New York University School of Medicine thanks to the gift of a generous benefactor that promises to make medical school free for all current and future medical students. The news...

Published Sun, Sep 09 2018 5:05 AM by THCB

Filed under: Uncategorized, @anish_koka

A conversation with Dr. Nicole Saphier

I have a wide ranging conversation with Dr. Nicole Saphier for JACR’s Firing Line Podcast. Dr. Saphier is a radiologist specializing in women’s imaging. We discuss screening mammograms and the *** density law. Dr. Saphier, a frequent contributor...

Published Sat, Sep 08 2018 11:27 AM by THCB

Filed under: @roguerad, Radiology Firing Line Podcasts

Physician Well-Being: Lessons From Positive Psychology

By SANJ KATYAL The absence of burnout does not equal wellness. While the focus on physician burnout as an epidemic is finally gaining more attention, we may be missing a larger issue. Most physicians are not burned out. We are able to function. We get...

Published Fri, Sep 07 2018 9:32 AM by THCB

Filed under: Physicians, Physicans, Psychology, mindfulness, physician burnout, positive psychology

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