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WeRecover, the Kayak for addiction recovery, raises $2M
Approximately 90 percent of people in need of rehabilitation services for drug and alcohol abuse don’t have access to them,…
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Meditation app Simple Habit raises $10 million Series A
Five-minute meditation app Simple Habit announced today that it has raised a $10 million Series A, led by Foundation Capital.…
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Hackers stole income, immigration and tax data in Healthcare.gov breach, government confirms
Hackers siphoned off thousands of Healthcare.gov applications by breaking into the accounts of brokers and agents tasked with helping customers…
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‘Grit’ author Angela Duckworth on working smart versus working too hard, when it’s okay to pivot, and the impact of tech on grit
Today, in San Francisco, at a gathering of roughly 400 women organized by the young AllRaise — a growing group of female…
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Men’s wellness startup HIMS has launched a line of women’s health products called HERS
Exactly one year to the day since it launched its line of men’s health products, HIMS is announcing its foray into…
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Ex-One Medical exec launches mental health studio
Access to timely, quality mental health services can be a struggle. Octave, a mental health studio founded by Sandeep Acharya,…
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iPharmacy Roman fights stigmas with premature ejaculation meds
There’s a war brewing to become the cloud pharmacy for men’s health. Roman, which launched last year offering erectile dysfunctional…
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China is funding the future of American biotech
Silicon Valley is in the midst of a health craze, and it is being driven by “Eastern” medicine. It’s been…
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Hackers breach Healthcare.gov system, taking files on 75,000 people
A government system used by insurance agents and brokers to help customers sign up for healthcare plans was breached, allowing…
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