Dear Freshman Politicians: Think Like a Startup

Jerry Levin, the former CEO of Time Warner and current Executive Chairman at StartUp Health, looks back at 60 years of moonshot thinking and gives five suggestions for how newly-minted politicians can learn from startups... and perhaps shake loose government gridlock.

‘Owning Up to My Role in the Woman’s Health Moonshot’

This year's StartUp Health Festival offered a measure of hope that women are finally leading the charge in guiding health innovation. StartUp Health’s Senior Writer, Nicole Clark, offers her take on what it looks like to amplify the voices of those historically less-heard in a setting like the JP Morgan Healthcare Week.

Trend Watch: Stories Shaping Digital Health

We saw over $39M in innovative health funding this week, led by Medigate, a medical device security and asset management platform, with $15M. Farzad Mostashari's Aledade, a startup that helps create and operate physician-led ACOs, also raised another $10M.  

StartUp Health's Unity Stoakes Offers Insights on Why Home Health Tech Is Capturing Investment in 2019
Healthcare Dive

Moonshots & Nursepreneurs - TobiTalks Live at StartUp Health Festival
TobiTalks

Why It’s Time to Rethink the Laws That Keep Our Health Data Private
The Verge

Apple and Aetna Are Teaming Up on a New App to Help Track and Reward Healthy Behavior
CNBC

StartUp Health Companies in the News

Nightingale Health Wins €20M in EU Financing Toward Platform Development
Clinical OMICs

Nightingale Health Secures €20M Financing From EIB
MobiHealthNews

Why Home Health Tech Companies CarePredict & AdhereTech Capturing Investment in 2019
Healthcare Dive

Cyclica’s AI Drug Development Hit The News
Forbes

Sabine Seymour, Founder & CEO of SUPA @ World Web Forum
World Web Forum

Text Message Surveys From Rivews Help Improve Quality and Gain Online Review Data
Healthcare IT News

New International Prescription Vouchers From HoyRX Allow Consumers to Purchase Medications in U.S. for Those Overseas
R&D Magazine

Doctor.com Says Medical Treatment and Diagnosis Is One of the Best Virtual Reality Uses to Date
Forbes

Julota Improves Healthcare Through Tech
Colorado Springs Business Journal

Community Paramedicine Insights Forum: Beyond Lucid Technology
The Paramedic Foundation

The 10 Most Innovative Companies Bringing AI to Healthcare: Conversa & Hindsait
Insights Care

21 New Health and Fitness Trends for 2019: Trak Fertility
Men’s Health UK

TQIntelligence Names New CEO
Advanced Technology Development Center

Open Health Network’s Blockchain Potential in Healthcare
Healthcare Dive

Resility Health Announces Acceptance Into StartUp Health's Moonshot Academy
PRLog

Former Walgreens SVP Brad Fluegel Joins Cecelia Health Board of Advisors
PRWeb

AAIH Names Naheed Kurji of Cyclica to Inaugural Board of Directors and Officers
APNews

Accelerating the Digital Revolution in Healthcare: Multisensor Diagnostics
LinkedIn

Vision Care Direct Chooses KingFit for Diabetes Prevention Video Content
Medium

A Market (and Company) on the Move
Conversa

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