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Add industry file: Healthcare / MedTech #190

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Add a healthcare naming guide at `industries/healthcare.md`. Depends on #180.

Why healthcare naming is distinct

  • Regulatory naming — FDA, EMA, and other regulators have rules about what health products can imply in their names
  • Clinical vs consumer — clinical tools (Epic, Cerner) have different naming than consumer health apps (Calm, Headspace)
  • Trust is non-negotiable — patients trust these products with health data and medical decisions
  • "Wellness" vs "medical" — naming signals which side of the line the product sits on. Regulatory implications differ
  • Latinized medical vocabulary — medical terminology provides a naming source that signals expertise (but can alienate patients)

Sections to cover

  • Regulatory constraints per jurisdiction
  • Case studies: Epic, Cerner, Calm, Headspace, Hims, Ro, One Medical
  • Anti-patterns: pseudo-clinical names, "Health" prefix fatigue, overpromising in the name
  • Territory map: Restoration/healing, vitality/pulse, care/nurture, precision/clinical

Before submitting

Read CONTRIBUTING.md and run `markdownlint-cli2 '**/*.md'` before pushing.

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