Mental Health Awareness
By Dhiren Patel Mental Health awareness is something we are sorely lacking, but progress is definitely being made. We have to realize that this is a real issue, not something you can just snap out off or a rut. There are real consequences of thinking this way and I can personally tell you that I…
23andMe
OverviewAcquisitions1 AcquisitionTotal Equity Funding$240.92M in 7 Rounds from 16 InvestorsHeadquarters:Mountain View, CaliforniaDescription:23andMe is a human genome research company enabling users to study their ancestry, genealogy, and inherited traits.Founders:Linda Avey, Anne WojcickiCategories:Consumer, Genetics, BiotechnologyWebsite:http://23andme.com Company DetailsFounded:2006Contact:help@23andme.com | (650) 938-6305Employees:501 – 1,000A startup co-founded by Linda Avey and Anne Wojcicki, the wife of Google co-founder Sergey Brin, 23andMe…
This is bigger than me
By: Dhiren Patel As someone born with a rare heart defect, pulmonary atresia a condition which requires three open heart surgeries to treat as well as having had a stroke at the age of four. I recognize how important healthcare innovation has been in playing a role in giving me a chance at a normal…
Omada Health – Who are they?
By Dhiren Patel What is Omada Health? Omada Health’s goal is to help employers and health plans tackle chronic disease using evidence-based behavioral science. How do they do it? They use data to identify people that are at risk for chronic diseases like diabetes, high blood pressure, and obesity. Set you up with a 16-week…
Genetics & Personalized Medicine
By Dhiren Patel We are at an exciting time in medicine and healthcare where genetic testing and the ability to perform gene edits are skyrocketing. The next big wave of healthcare innovation will be genetics and that’s something we already knew when we created stories of designer babies and the effect this could have. The…
The Importance of Nutrition for your Health
By Dhiren Patel Doctors should know nutrition Doctors spend years in school and they do not want more to study, but nutrition is something that has been glossed over yet remains extremely important. If nutrition is ignored, people would be dying from allergies, malnutrition, diabetes. Focusing on a person’s diet and nutrition has been found…
Facts about Modern Healthcare that will blow your mind!
Facts of healthcare today that will blow your mind.