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IBM Watson Health Launches Imaging Effort for Cancer, Other Diseases

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Watson Health is teaming up with 16 partners, which include imaging and diagnostics company Hologic; Sentara Healthcare; Sheridan Healthcare; UC San Diego Health; University of Miami Health System; and Merge Healthcare, which was acquired by IBM last year and is now part of Watson Health.

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How Open Should a Startup CEO be with Staff?

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You have a runway that would make San Diego Airport’s look long. It is because when you share too much of this information with staff you develop an “options culture” the I find unhealthy. As a startup CEO you’ll have to develop your own comfort level with what to share and with whom.

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Bio Roundup: Cancer Wishes and Shopping Lists, Allergan Pricing & More

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The scientific goals, writ large, included nationwide data sharing among researchers and drug developers; better prevention through medicine (such as the HPV vaccine) and public education (anti-smoking campaigns); and a registry that could match cancer patients to trials based on genetics and other factors.

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Tyler Jacks, Cancer Moonshot Panel Co-Chair, Discusses Roadmap

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This week, a panel of 28 scientists presented the National Cancer Institute’s National Cancer Advisory Board a set of recommendations and national priorities for basic research, clinical trial practice, and drug development. The full report is here ; a summary is here.).

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Why Taking Some Risks in the Sales Process Can Improve Results

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I’d put a note down against their name reminding me of this view they had and then between fund-raising cycles I’d include them on data that we had showing LA’s continued development and growth (including SnapChat, Tinder, Maker Studios, Riot Games and others). We do a lot of deals in San Francisco.

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Why Friday’s Massive DDoS Attack Should Be Terrifying

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In summary: “The owners of those devices don’t care. Question what you assume to be reliable, identify single points of failure, and develop a plan to protect yourself and your users. They already got paid for those devices; investing in them would only further squeeze their minuscule margins. Reprints | Share:

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