Healthcare venture capital funding is off to a record start in 2019
Healthcare startups raised $2.61 billion in venture capital fundraising last month, according to analysis of deals conducted by VC database Pitchbook for Forbes.
That’s up 37% from the $1.9 billion raised during the same month last year, and it’s the highest amount raised in January on record since Pitchbook began tracking funding in 2008.
But this high level of fundraising may not continue for much longer. Read more from Michela Tindera on Forbes.
HEALTHCARE SUMMIT 2018
Missed the 2018 Forbes Healthcare Summit? Want to see your favorite discussions again? Here's a video roundup of all the panels from the conference.
MAKING THE ROUNDS
Last week California senator Kamala Harris made news with her support for “Medicare for All,” but insurers are reporting unprecedented growth in the number of seniors flocking to private Medicare Advantage plans. Analysts say that increase is going to make it difficult for Democrats on the presidential campaign trail to support a Medicare For All approach.
A new poll, backed by what’s considered to be the country’s most powerful health insurance lobby, shows that 2 out of 3 Americans “support the existing health care system” over a government-run healthcare system.
A new study published in Nature Microbiology found a possible link between certain types of gut bacteria and depression. The study combined data from the microbiomes of 1,054 people enrolled in the Flemish Gut Flora project with self-reported and physician-diagnosed depression data. Using bioinformatics analyses, the researchers were able to identify certain groups of bacteria, which were either positively or negatively correlated with mental health.
This research is just the latest piece of the puzzle as medical researchers continue to learn more about the microbiome. It has already been linked to numerous diseases such as multiple sclerosis and even childhood leukemia. Read more.
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