The FDA finally clarifies how it will (not) regulate your startup
Believe it or not, there’s a helluva lot still happening outside the election. The FDA delivered long-awaited guidance to digital health entrepreneurs on claims about general wellness, and two different studies revealed 1) what really happens (or doesn’t) when hospitals implement new EHRs; and 2) that healthcare can’t rely solely on technology to fix skewed representations in medical research.
In case you did want to talk politics, here's a rundown of how the next POTUS can shape healthcare based on a review of the last eight years.
Headlines
FDA Issues General Wellness Guidance
Tweet | Politico
Are Investors Still Squeamish About Putting Money Into Women's Health?
Tweet | Fast Company
Geoff Clapp Delivers Post-Mortem On Shuttered Consumer Health Startup, Better
Tweet | MobiHealthNews
How I Was Wrong About Obamacare
Tweet | The Wall Street Journal
Apple's Phil Schiller Joins Illumina Board Of Directors
Tweet | Business Insider
Elder Care On-Demand: Why Tech Is Setting Its Sights On Your Parents
Tweet | The Guardian
A Google-Backed Startup Disrupting Insurance Is Halving Its Network
Tweet | Vox
Scientists Are Really Using Fitbits To Study Health
Tweet | BuzzFeed
Funding
| Company | Amt | Investors | Source |
| Big Health | $12M | Octopus Ventures, Kaiser Permanente Ventures, Index Ventures, JamJar Investments | TechCrunch |
| Nomad Health | $4M | First Round Capital, RRE Ventures, .406 Ventures | MobiHealthNews |
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