The Digest for Health Transformers & Changemakers
These Doctorpreneurs Lived the Problem. Now They’re Building the Solution.
Some of the most important progress in health starts with a doctor who decides to stop working around a broken system and start rebuilding it. This week, four doctorpreneurs in the StartUp Health community turn the problems they live every day in the operating room, exam room, hospital, and research lab into companies – giving clinicians back time, moving care upstream, and pairing AI with human judgment.
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At Mocingbird, Dr. Ian Madom is building a platform that clears the state-by-state licensing maze so clinicians can get back to patients.
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At PreventScripts, Dr. Natalie Davis is helping primary care meet metabolic risk earlier, from childhood obesity to Type 2 diabetes.
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At Avo, Dr. Yair Saperstein is embedding an AI-powered intelligence layer in the EHR that turns trusted evidence into a clear next step for patients.
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At SynchNeuro, Dr. Casey Halpern is building a noninvasive sensor that reads brain signals behind the ear as a new source of metabolic health data.
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Weekly Health Innovation Funding Insights
Nearly $550M flowed into health innovation this week, from AI-enabled oncology drug development to brain implants, tech-enabled health insurance, respiratory therapy, and rural care. Companies across the US, Brazil, India, Europe, Asia, and Africa raised rounds.
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Wisdom from Health Transformers
Talk Story with Pear Suite CEO & Co-founder Colby Takeda
University of Hawaiʻi System News
Why Better Data Is the Key to Faster Alzheimer's Breakthroughs | Dr. Greg Moore of Gates Ventures
StartUp Health NOW
StartUp Health Community News
Mordechai Raskas, MD, CMIO at Avo, Selected for Becker's 2026 List of Health IT & Revenue Cycle Up-and-Comers
Becker's Health IT
Kindbody and Babyscripts Team Up to Eliminate Point-Solution Fatigue in Maternity Benefits
HIT Consultant
Comparison of Savor Health's Artificial Intelligence Nutrition Platform with Dietitians in Providing Nutrition Support to Patients with Cancer
JCO Clinical Cancer Informatics
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Nov 4
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Nov 12
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Dec 2
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