Rock Weekly: Should the brain be treated as a medical device?

May 26, 2015

Let’s talk about robots. They’re hyper-accurate, cost-saving, depression-diagnosing—even cute. Regardless of the debate about robots vs. humans, one open question in healthcare remains: if algorithms and robots are more accurate than a human doctor, should the human brain be regulated as a medical device? Either way, we’re jazzed this man is getting his limbs back after four decades thanks to bionics.

We’re also jazzed that portfolio company Stride Health just raised $13M to be the go-to health insurance and HR platform for an entire one-third of the workforce: freelancers. Congrats, team!

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21st Century Cures Bill Approved For Full House Vote
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Mashable

How Afraid Of Watson Should We Be?
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Up To 1.1M Customers Could Be Affected In CareFirst Data Breach
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Good News For Telemedicine: Interstate Medical Licensing Becoming A Reality
Modern Healthcare

Doctoring Without Doctors
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US Scientists Want Guidelines For Human-Genome Editing
Nature

It Shouldn’t Take A Harvard Health Policy Pro To Understand Medical Bills
The Atlantic

The Best Study So Far Shows People With Obamacare Plans Like Them
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