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FDA now allows treatment of life-threatening COVID-19 cases using blood from patients who have recovered

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has updated its rules around use of experimental treatments for the ongoing COVID-19…

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Healthcare startup Lyfebin exposed medical images – TechCrunch

Healthcare startup Lyfebin exposed thousands of medical imaging files, such as X-rays, MRI scans, and ultrasounds. The Los Angeles-based healthcare…

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Xilis believes cultivating micro-tumors may hold the key to more effective cancer treatments – TechCrunch

Despite near-miraculous advances in the treatment of cancer in the U.S. and around the world, the disease remains the second…

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Paige raises $45M more to map the pathology of cancer using AI – TechCrunch

One of the more notable startups using artificial intelligence to understand and fight cancer has raised $45 million more in…

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Trialjectory uses self-reported clinical data to match cancer patients with clinical trials

TrialJectory, which is developing a new technology service to match cancer patients with clinical trials, has raised $2.7 million to…

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Where top VCs are investing in digital health – TechCrunch

The world of healthcare has notoriously been described as “broken” — plagued with high-friction workflows, sky-high costs and convoluted business…

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Peleton’s stock sinks 7% as the ad saga continues to weigh on the company – TechCrunch

Shares of popular home exercise company Peloton are off 7% in regular trading today as the company continues to reel…

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Nyxo is building an app-based, sleep-coaching program – TechCrunch

Few areas of health tech appear as untapped as the technology around how we sleep. Far too many people spend…

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Healthcare-focused venture firms are forming a best practices group for securing health data – TechCrunch

Some of the nation’s top healthcare-focused venture capital firms are banding together to form an advisory council with the technology…

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Mindstrong Health hires leadership team with all-star tech product experience – TechCrunch

Mindstrong Health is tackling one of the most difficult challenges in healthcare: Severe mental illness, commonly referred to as SMI…