President Barack Obama spoke with Bloomberg Businessweek about his interest in precision medicine and genetics, noting that becoming an investor in Silicon Valley would "pull together my interests in science and organization in a way I find really satisfying." Bloomberg interview
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> Centric Medical's Subtalar Arthroereisis Implant System for the foot and ankle won FDA clearance. The one-piece titanium implant is for the correction of pathologic flatfoot deformities. Release