Innovation
AHA recently provided a second round of funding for startups led by women and people from racial and ethnic minorities. The AHA selected the funds because they finance historically marginalized entrepreneurs who have limited access to the capital needed to develop innovative health care solutions.
The Mercy Health Research & Innovation group operates as a research and innovation hub for the health system.
Here are three key takeaways that senior health care leaders, venture fund managers and entrepreneurs shared at the recent ViVE conference hosted by HLTH and the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME).
AHA shares proposals to lower Medicare drug prices with congress.
Here are the top medical innovations the Cleveland Clinic sees for 2022, including next-gen of mRNA vaccinology, PSMA-targeted therapy for prostate cancer, novel drug treatment for type 2 diabetes, and artificial intelligence (AI) for early sepsis detection.
No one can deny that health care is changing. Our field is rapidly becoming more personalized, collaborative and digitally focused.
The Food and Drug Administration today authorized emergency use of the monoclonal antibody bebtelovimab to treat COVID-19 in outpatients at risk of progressing to severe disease or hospitalization.
A record $37.9 billion poured into the U.S. digital health market in 2021, according to CB Insights鈥 recent 鈥淪tate of Digital Health鈥 report. A large share of that money helped fund startups focusing on telehealth, mental health and wellness, and digital therapeutics.
Jumpstart Health Investors announced Jumpstart Nova, a $55 million highly anticipated fund that will invest exclusively in Black-founded and -led health care companies across health information technology, digital health, tech-enabled services, diagnostic devices, biotech, medical device鈥
Fund managers now target companies addressing health equity with solutions aimed at increasing access and improving outcomes for historically underserved and marginalized communities. Some are assessing the diversity of fund managers and allocating a percentage of funds to companies owned by Blacks鈥