Entrepreneurs say the FDA is killing medical innovation

Venture capital is drying up for early-stage medical devices. Experts say that American patients are already "missing out" on the most innovative treatment options.

Funding for health IT is continuing at a ‘torrid pace,’ report finds

Funding for digital health startups skyrocketed in the first quarter of 2013, according to a newly released report.

Rock Health predicts a record year for digital health deals

Digital health incubator Rock Health released data today that shows an increase in funding for med-tech startups in the first quarter of 2013.

Rock Health startups whipping health care industry into shape

Fourteen startups presented at the Rock Health startup accelerator demo event, sharing their approaches to improving health care in America.

Digital health market soars as consumers take control of their bodies

A report from Rock Health reveals that investors are funneling more dollars into digital health companies as consumers, policy, and the health care industry evolve.

Vinod Khosla says technology will replace 80 percent of doctors — sparks indignation

Accomplished Silicon Valley investor Vinod Khosla likens modern healthcare to witchcraft, and says technology will replace 80 percent of doctors. His views, offered up in a talk last week in San Francisco, made doctors hopping mad. But criticisms were mostly knee-jerk. Khosla has a point.

Cool medical tech: Diagnose ear infections with a smartphone

Anyone who grew up with ear infections can recognize an otoscope — a light with a plastic cone at end used by doctors to look inside your ears and throat. The device, typically found in doctor’s offices, might soon find …