Why most consumer genomics companies fail
Originally published in Venture Capital Journal By Florence Comite, MD Consumer genomics was supposed to revolutionize modern medicine as we know it. The glass slipper…
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Community providers will help drive the future of precision medicine
Originally published in STAT By John Kuelper Health care luminaries met to discuss the promise of precision medicine at a panel in Davos last month. As is typical…
Five ways technology could make health care very personal
Originally published in American City Business Journals By Daniel E. Greenleaf As a proportion of America’s population rapidly ages, technology likely will transform health care in…
How to Bridge the Funding Gap for Scientific Breakthroughs
Originally published in Entrepreneur Magazine By Ramphis Castro We stand on the brink of the age of personalized medicine, when such things as bespoke cancer treatments…
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…
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
By Florence Comite, MD & Founder of ComiteMD The healthcare industry, with its maddening inefficiencies and an economic model that incentivizes disease care over health…
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…