Katie Jennings, Forbes Staff

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InnovationRx: Prescription Video Games; Plus, Vaccines And Long Covid

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Maker Of $295 Prescription Video Game For Kids With ADHD To Go Public In Palihapitiya-Led SPAC Deal

The deal, expected to close in mid-2022, values Akili Interactive around $1 billion.

Instagram Pulls Ads By Mental Health Startup Cerebral For Violating Its Rules

Cerebral, which raised $300 million at a $4.8 billion valuation in December, ran more than 30 ads over the past few weeks showing a young woman surrounded by food and overeating.

InnovationRx: 50 Over 50 EMEA; Plus, Reversing Vaccine Mandates

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InnovationRx: 50 Over 50 EMEA; Plus, Reversing Vaccine Mandates

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InnovationRx: JPM Roundup; Plus, Boris Johnson’s Covid Party Apology

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InnovationRx: Vera Whole Health Acquires Castlight Health; Plus, Covid Job Growth

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This Startup Raised $45 Million To Build A Community Health Worker Brigade For Medicaid

With Waymark Health, cofounders Rajaie Batniji and Sanjay Basu are banking that a combination of software and community-based care can help revolutionize the $600 billion Medicaid market and improve patients’ health.

InnovationRx: 13.6 Million Obamacare Sign-Ups; Plus, FDA Authorizes Pfizer’s Covid Pill

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Softbank-Backed Mental Health Unicorn Cerebral Reneged On Salaries And Health Insurance For Hundreds Of Therapists

The company, which raised $300 million at a $4.8 billion valuation this month, changed the status of more than 200 employees from salaried to hourly workers in August and made their health insurance contingent on quotas in 2022.