by Mollie McDowell | Oct 6, 2014 | Rock Weekly
October 6, 2014 Last week we released our latest funding update, reporting that venture funding in digital health has reached $3B in 2014—smashing the total for this time last year by 2X. Big data and analytics took home the gold for total dollars raised: so it’s no...
by Mollie McDowell | Sep 29, 2014 | Rock Weekly
September 29, 2014 The CDC released some dire predictions for Ebola last week. And as it turns out, the good old World Health Organization beat out big data in detecting Ebola after all. Still have hope for big data? Us too. Join Rock Health and Cloudera for...
by Mollie McDowell | Sep 22, 2014 | Rock Weekly
September 22, 2014 Let’s take a minute to remind ourselves why we’re all here: healthcare is messed up (and we’re going to fix it). As if burned-out doctors, and outrageous healthcare admin costs aren’t enough—here’s why millennials should be scared for...
by Mollie McDowell | Sep 15, 2014 | Rock Weekly
September 15, 2014 The US may have entered a new, “pay less, get more” era of healthcare—but don’t start the party just yet. The Apple Watch didn’t wow the health industry, and the US seems to be losing its scientific momentum. At least...
by Mollie McDowell | Sep 9, 2014 | Rock Weekly
The veil was finally lifted on the two most top-secret (and divergent) projects in digital health. Today, Apple revealed its long-rumored smart watch, the Apple Watch, “a comprehensive health and fitness device” to track physical activity and heart rate, and motivate...
by Mollie McDowell | Sep 2, 2014 | Rock Weekly
September 2, 2014 Apple has everyone excited over its suspected unveiling of a health device next week—a supposed $400 wearable that likely won’t ship till 2015. No rush: Gartner says mobile health still needs another 5-10 years before reaching its...
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