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By MedCity News Friday, February 4, 2022 7:45 AM

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StartUPDATES: New developments from healthcare startups

By Stephanie Baum Friday, February 4, 2022 7:30 AM

Read about news from Equiva, DNA Script, Healthmine, Infermedica, and more.

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The war for cloud and cybersecurity talent is on!

By Chris Bowen Thursday, February 3, 2022 6:58 PM

The oldest news in the world still seems to be that we have a dearth of cybersecurity talent – now for the fifth consecutive year. In its latest annual report, The Life and Times of Cybersecurity Professionals 2021, ISSA reveals several reasons for the shortage.

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Beyond the virtual visit: Delivering on the opportunity of distributed care

By Hugo Manassei Thursday, February 3, 2022 6:47 PM

Prioritizing convenience while also maintaining valuable relationships between patients and healthcare teams is at the heart of the digital transformation of healthcare, and will help convert the trend of virtual care into something altogether more sophisticated: "distributed care," where everything can be done digitally — and much of it at home.

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ConcertoCare raises $105M to expand at-home care for seniors

By Michael Schroeder Thursday, February 3, 2022 5:24 PM

Wells Fargo Strategic Capital led the Series B funding round. Concerto also announced Thursday that it has acquired Crown Health, a home-based primary care practice serving the Pacific Northwest.

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Mental health therapists seek exemption from part of law to ban surprise billing

By Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News Thursday, February 3, 2022 4:35 PM

Therapists say their professional codes of ethics already require disclosure to patients of per-visit costs. Requiring diagnostic billing codes in the estimate before even seeing a patient — as they interpret the rule — is unethical, they argue, and tallying up what might be weeks or even months of treatment costs could keep some patients from undergoing care.

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Intellia's Rewrite Therapeutics buyout brings new precision to gene editing

By Frank Vinluan Thursday, February 3, 2022 4:30 PM

Gene-editing medicines developer Intellia Therapeutics is paying $45 million up front to acquire Rewrite Therapeutics. The startup's technology brings Intellia another tool for its genetic medicines toolbox, one that could enable even more precise edits.

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SoftBank leads Dewpoint's $150M round as multiple programs march toward clinic

By Frank Vinluan Thursday, February 3, 2022 12:59 PM

Dewpoint is developing drugs targeting biomolecular condensates, tiny droplets in cells that contain proteins and nucleic acids. Dysfunction of these organelles can play a role in a wide range of diseases, including neurodegenerative disorders and cardiovascular disease.

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Remote working is a pain in the neck; Routine scans are must-have for employee health

By Andrew Lacy Thursday, February 3, 2022 12:46 PM

It wasn't until I saw a before-and-after scan of my spine and neck that I realized just how much damage I'd been doing to myself by continuously slumping over my computer during the pandemic.

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