Not much happening in the research world, so a little plea for finding a way for us all to get out of the epidemic obsession.
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The flood of research never stops, nor do my pithy observations on the epidemic.
Best Buy is another large corporation trying to make a bet on health care, in this case largely by providing remote patient monitoring services. The company made yet another significant acquisition in the space, buying Current Health.
https://medcitynews.com/2021/10/best-buy-makes-another-bet-on-healthcare-with-current-health-acquisition/?utm_campaign=MCN%20Daily%20Top%20Stories&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=170272869&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9O-32OwEPYK9AAb2wG0pGQV5pPebSlhXApOBFOWKCN1Yg_gcD0o0oekWwSOK7GRvwmGHTyM5lzoptsyDg99dz_NRo2dPi09W8vC6QnD4w-zj-5wCI&utm_content=170272869&utm_source=hs_emailAnother look at year-over-year trends suggests we are in fact in for a wave, although more rounded than last fall.
Today is breakthru data release day for DOH and we updated the table of events.
More absolute trash from the DOH and some research summaries.
Just so men don't feel left out, a company called Numan has raised $40 million for an app, yada, yada, yada, helping men with ED and other health issues. Also capital headed for tube city.
https://techcrunch.com/2021/09/13/pandemics-shift-to-remote-wellness-helps-numan-raise-40m-series-b-led-by-white-star/Money streams in to Flo, which sells an app for women to track menstrual cycles, etc. Investors hope they won't be left up a creek. $100 million in financing that is highly unlikely to ever generate a return.
https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/tech/tia-clinches-100m-as-investors-bank-women-s-health-startupsWe will see how devoted to investors Medicare Advantage plan company Devoted Health will be. The valuation insanity continues as this company going into an incredibly competitive market, against people like UnitedHealth and Humana, raises $1.2 billion in new capital at an $11 billion valuation. Literally crazy.
https://www.axios.com/devoted-health-value-11-billion-new-round-967c5795-4239-4cb7-88d5-f3b66f8d42eb.htmlAbout this Blog
The Healthy Skeptic is a website about the health care system, and is written by Kevin Roche, who has many years of experience working in the health industry. Mr. Roche is available to assist health care companies through consulting arrangements through Roche Consulting, LLC and may be reached at [email protected].
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