As the pandemic unevenly roars on, Emily Melton, founder and managing partner of Threshold VC, is reflecting on a previous public health crisis: the Spanish Flu.
She says the response just over a century ago prompted the rise of interventional medicine — treating illness through surgery or medicine only after symptoms manifest. Today, interventional medicine is the dominant mindset in Western healthcare. And, Melton, a lead investor in healthtech startups including Livongo, Tia, and Calibrate, says the care pathway ages well.
“What’s happening in our society? Chronic diseases, chronic pain, diabetes, and obesity,” she said. “That doesn’t require a …
