Tech to stop the diabetes tidal wave
Originally published in Venture Beat By Florence Comite, MD I grew up near the Atlantic Ocean, so my deepest fears often manifest themselves in my mind…
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Beyond Theranos: Next options for a better blood draw
Originally published in Venture Beat By Florence Comite, MD Theranos, once Silicon Valley’s sexiest startup, recently announced plans to shut down its blood-test facilities and lay off…
How to Use Healthcare Benefits to Out-Recruit Rivals
Originally published in Entrepreneur Magazine By Florence Comite, M.D. Employee medical benefits are withering. Although most companies still offer health plans as part of their compensation for…
Patient, Quantify Thyself
Originally published in Entrepreneur Magazine By Florence Comite, M.D. When was the last time you met a technology CEO who knew how to deliver a baby? And,…
Doctors weigh in on Theranos: ‘I want Elizabeth Holmes to have every benefit of the doubt’
Originally published in Business Insider By Florence Comite, MD I have no direct insight into the operations of the blood diagnostic company Theranos, and I’ve never met…
Diabetes crisis presents an opportunity for healthcare VCs
Originally published in PE Hub By Florence Comite, MD More than half the people in California either have diabetes or are pre-diabetic, findings that suggest America’s diabetes crisis may be significantly…
Treating the healthcare issue with tech
Originally published in TechCrunch By Florence Comite, MD The healthcare industry, with its maddening inefficiencies and an economic model that incentivizes disease care over health care, desperately…
The Oversimplification of Cholesterol Testing Can Be Deadly
Originally published in Huffington Post By Florence Comite, MD Early every year, countless Americans embark on a new fitness regime. They go for a physical and…
Obamacare is main roadblock to cancer ‘moonshot’
Originally published in CNBC By Florence Comite, M.D. President Barack Obama has promised a “moonshot” to cure cancer, but the biggest obstacle to that goal could be his…
What Rob Kardashian Should Know About Diabetes
Originally published in Huffington Post By Florence Comite, MD Look a bit beyond the tabloid headlines about reality TV star Rob Kardashian’s diabetes scare, and you…