AstraZeneca is expanding its prospects in cardiometabolic disease, paying $1.2 billion to begin a partnership on eight programs that include obesity drug candidates with potential advantages over currently available products
4 Notable Health Tech Funding Announcements in January
Editor’s Note: This roundup is meant to highlight some of the most notable funding rounds of the month and is not intended to be comprehensive. Health tech companies made several
Healthcare Moves: A Monthly Summary of Hires, Exits and Layoffs
This roundup is published monthly. It is meant to highlight some of healthcare’s recent hiring news and is not intended to be comprehensive. If you have news about an executive
Harnessing Clinical Expertise to Unlock Hospital Capacity
Walk past any major hospital in America, and you’ll likely see cranes, construction equipment, and multimillion-dollar expansions, signaling that the solution to the hospital capacity crisis has been settled: build
Climatic Emerges from Stealth With $10M to Build a Daily Lung Health Category
A new wellness startup named Climatic emerged from stealth on Wednesday, as well as announced a $10 million seed funding round led by Lerer Hippeau. Other participants in the round
NOCD Launches Parent Brand Noto, Acquires PTSD Provider Rebound Health
NOCD, a virtual provider for obsessive-compulsive disorder, launched its new parent brand Noto on Tuesday to help expand into other virtual therapies. It’s starting with post-traumatic stress disorder through its
The Growing Cost of Medical Bill Collection: How Healthcare Organizations Are Using New AI and Clinical Insights to Improve the Revenue Cycle Management Experience
As more hospitals and medical practices assess AI applications to improve medical bill collection and revenue cycle management more broadly, it’s a good opportunity to discuss what healthcare organizations see
The 96-Hour Advantage: Why Early Diagnostic Accuracy Defines Clinical Outcomes
The first 72 hours after upper respiratory infection (URI) symptoms clinically appear — or even 96 hours, as emerging evidence suggests, shape the trajectory of both care delivery and operational
Moving Beyond the Mega-Factory: Why the Future of Biomanufacturing is Agile, Distributed, and Resilient
Biologics manufacturing is entering a new phase where agility and proximity matter as much as scale. For decades, the industry relied on the philosophy that “bigger is better,” constructing massive,
Presbyopia Eye Drop From Startup Tenpoint Gets FDA Approval, Paving Way for $235M Financing
The gradual loss of near vision that is a natural part of aging can be addressed by glasses, contact lenses, or even surgical procedures. A presbyopia eye drop developed by









