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Why You Should Start A Company In... Oakland

Gertrude Stein once famously said of Oakland, “There is no there there.” Nancy Pfund, of the VC firm DBL Investors, makes a case for how modern Oakland is proving Stein wrong. READ MORE

Obscura Digital Brings Its Creative Magic To Health Care

The hospital of the future just got a lot more flashy.READ MORE

The Innovation Learning Network Wants To Cure What Ails The Health Industry

"It's for anyone in health care who is thinking about innovation," says ILN director Chris McCarthy. "Our mission is to connect with innovators to understand design thinking."READ MORE

Kaiser's Design Challenge: Create a Small, Efficient, Green Hospital

Health care provider Kaiser Permanante usually builds sprawling, massive hospital campuses, but that's not necessary in small towns and other communities where Kaiser hopes to expand. So this week, the company launched the "Small ...READ MORE

The JACO Robotic Arm Can Scratch Your Back, Hand Out Drinks

Would you pay $35,000 for a robotic arm that can scratch your back? It sounds like a silly investment, but makes sense for people who don't have use of their arms due to a spinal cord injury or degenerative disease. That's what ...READ MORE

Up Close With Berkeley Bionics' eLEGS: An Exoskeleton That Allows Paraplegics to Walk [VIDEO]

Could this be the big breakthrough that gets wheelchair users back onto their feet? READ MORE

Doctors Need Electronic Alerts to Remind Them to Perform Correct Procedures: Study

Would you want to be tested for something unnecessarily? Probably not, which is why Kaiser wants to help doctors treat you better.READ MORE

Suppliers Set Out to Grade Products with Sustainability Scorecards

Procter & Gamble and Kaiser Permanente set out to grade their suppliers' environmental practices with sustainability scorecards.READ MORE

Kaiser Permanente's Garfield Center Combines Tech, Common Sense, Lurking Helper Robots

Want to improve nurses' efficiency? Or help patients get oriented to your hospital? Or make your surgeons less disoriented? There's an app, gizmo, or design principle for that.READ MORE

Kaiser Permanente Launches Health Care Industry's First Sustainability Scorecard

Want to be the preferred supplier for major companies like Walmart and Kaiser Permanente? You'll have to measure up on their sustainability scorecards--the newest method of choice to weed out lackluster suppliers. We've covered ...READ MORE

Designing the Perfect Health Care Clinic

At Kaiser Permanente's Garfield Center, Hollywood-style sets help planners create a patient-friendly blueprint for the future of health care.READ MORE

Alex Bogusky's Bike-Sharing Baby, B-cycle, Launches in Denver

The country's first large-scale bike-sharing program debuts in the Mile High City.READ MORE

Most Innovative Companies - Health Care

From General Electric to PatientsLikeMe, our picks for the top companies in health care.READ MORE