Change.org CEO shows how online petitions change the face of health care (Q&A)

Online petitions are playing a more crucial role in the healthcare industry every day. Change.org is right in the middle of it.

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.

Peter Thiel-backed MetaMed brings personalized health care — but only to the 1 percent

Futurist and entrepreneur Michael Vassar has a bone to pick with the U.S. medical system. He hopes to "humiliate" it into providing better quality care by creating a "product that works better than the system."

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.

Health care software biz Recondo Technology grabs $20M from Bregal Sagemount

Healthcare software and cloud solutions company Recondo Technology has received a $20 million investment from Bregal Sagemount to accelerate its growth in the booming healthcare sector.

A cure for cancer? This ‘big data’ startup says it can deliver

Ayasdi is working with the nation's top hospitals and medical researchers to uncover more targeted treatments for disease.

With its data warehouse for hospitals, Health Catalyst pulls in $33M

HealthCatalyst is the latest health technology startup to benefit from the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare, which mandates that health providers and hospitals shift to to electronic records.

AthenaHealth scoops up Epocrates to bring a mobile toolset to doctors

Epocrates Inc., a medical applications company based in Silicon Valley, is being scooped up by AthenaHealth for $293 million.

SecondMarket’s investors set their sights on health tech

SecondMarket has teamed up with digital health accelerator Startup Health for the month of December to encourage its network of accredited investors to fund health tech startups.

Scanadu unveils “biggest innovation in home medicine since the thermometer”

Today, Scanadu unveiled three health products that help people get in touch with their physical health using mobile, sensor, and social technology.

In the race to the cloud, healthcare treads carefully

At CloudBeat, a panel of healthcare-technology experts will gather to discuss ways to improve security for cloud-based systems.

Genomics field gets a boost with rare-cancer breakthrough

A new cancer discovery puts the emerging field of genomics on the map, may speed up the drug approval process, and de-risks groundbreaking research for venture-funded biotech companies.