by Mollie McDowell | Dec 29, 2014 | Rock Weekly
December 29, 2014 While everyone gathered around the yule log last week, the headlines countered with some spooky stories about healthcare technology—on everything from hospital hacks to scammy apps and worrisome wearables. Then news broke about bionic pancreases and...
by Mollie McDowell | Dec 22, 2014 | Rock Weekly
December 22, 2014 In just three short years, healthcare has gone from being Google’s least favorite area to representing more than one-third of its 2014 investments, totaling more than $150M this year. With ambition ranging from genomics to regeneration to...
by Mollie McDowell | Dec 15, 2014 | Other
The holidays are upon us! While you scramble to find a perfect gift for that digital health geek (or yourself), we hope you find this list helpful. BitGym $7.99 With the cold season on your doorstep, outdoor runs get moved inside. BitGym keeps the motivation going...
by Mollie McDowell | Dec 9, 2014 | Rock Weekly
“Data is just a shadow of human experience. We still need to connect the dots,” Smart Patients founder and Rock Health entrepreneur Roni Zeiger argued last week. Luckily, healthcare may finally be ready for big data—just so long as the algorithms don’t ruin your life....
by Mollie McDowell | Dec 1, 2014 | Rock Weekly
December 1, 2014 Over turkey dinners last week, people discussed a mysterious trend where so-called accelerators take startup equity (up to 10%!) without giving a dollar. What’s our thought on the subject? Companies should give equity for one of two things—work or...
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