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May 01 2018

Elusive Nutrino is sighted, as the Israeli-based startup gets $10 million in capital for its data and analytics business of providing nutrition information.

http://nocamels.com/2018/04/ai-nutrition-food-startup/
May 01 2018

hc1.com has.com raised.com $7 million.com to help.com provider.com systems.com manage.com relationships.com with patients.com; i.e., help.com them.com make.com bad.com decisions.com about.com where.com to get.com care.com.  (Don't you just think adding .com after everything makes it just seem so much more important and relevant!)

https://globenewswire.com/news-release/2018/04/10/1468032/0/en/Healthcare-Cloud-Leader-hc1-com-Raises-7-Million-in-New-Funding.html
Apr 30 2018

SWORD Health gets $4.6 million to fund its digital physiotherapist.

https://www.privateequitywire.co.uk/2018/04/16/263224/sword-health-secures-usd46-million-seed-funding
Apr 30 2018

Aetion has raised a new $36 million round to support its analytics business to help drug companies and purchasers engaged in value-based contracting.

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/aetion-announces-36-million-in-series-b-funding-to-accelerate-its-platform-for-the-analysis-of-real-world-evidence-to-biopharma-companies-and-health-care-payers-300627263.html
Apr 30 2018

Sigh.  Sometimes I just don't know what to make of the world.  $40 million is raised by RealSelf, which calls itself the largest online aesthetics marketplace, where people can learn about cosmetic treatments and connect with providers.

https://pilotonline.com/business/consumer/article_fac65c61-8878-50c5-86c0-c7535b2ade84.html
Apr 27 2018

Hospital system ProMedica is buying HCR Manor Care, an operator of post-acute care facilities, for about $3.3 billion.

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/promedica-health-system-to-acquire-hcr-manorcare-redefining-care-for-seniors-300636947.html
Apr 26 2018

$47 million in new financing flows to MobileMd System, a Chinese-based provider of clinical trial software.

https://www.crunchbase.com/funding_round/mobilemd-system-series-d--14682be6
Apr 26 2018

Somnoware, which offers respiratory therapy management software, gathers another $3.5 million in capital.

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2018/04/prweb15409233.htm
Apr 26 2018

Doctors on Demand gets more capital, $74 million worth, for its business of, well, supplying doctors on demand for patients who want to use telemedicine.

https://medcitynews.com/2018/04/doctor-on-demand-telemedicine-funding/
Apr 24 2018

Today's dohhh moment is provided courtesy of research conducted by MD Anderson and published in JAMA Oncology.  The researchers found that patients that doctor who weren't using a computer during their interaction were more compassionate and had better communication skills.

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaoncology/article-abstract/2678462?redirect=true
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