Digital Health Roundup: Exec Chats With Illumina, Bloom, AngelMed; M&A, Funding; FDA Down-Classifies Apps
Executive Summary
In this roundup feature focusing on new developments in digital health, Medtech Insight spotlights IBM Watson Health’s divestiture and other financing news, Exec Chats with Illumina, AngelMed and Bloom, Philips’ new hand-held ultrasound device and autonomous robotic surgery, as well as the latest FDA news on digital health.
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