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How An Erectile Dysfunction Startup Wants To Help You Quit Smoking
The startup that launched last year selling erectile dysfunction pills online has a new target.
Pharma Billionaire Frost ‘Stunned’ By SEC Charges, Swears He Will Clear His Name
One week after pharmaceutical billionaire Phillip Frost was accused by the Securities and Exchange Commission of participating in a “pump-and-dump” scheme, the 81-year-old Opko Health CEO has released a statement denying the allegations against him.
As Theranos Dissolves, Healthcare Startup Funding Hits Record High
Venture capital funding for healthcare startups this year hit $20 billion in August.
Groupon Cofounder’s Health Startup Hits $2 Billion Valuation With Latest Funding Round
The Chicago-based company raised $110 million in its Series E financing and plans to use its funds to extend its focus beyond oncology treatment, and into cardiovascular diseases and diabetes.
The Carlyle Group Bets On Primary Care With Investment In One Medical
Primary care provider One Medical announced Wednesday that it had received an investment of up to $350 million from private equity firm The Carlyle Group.
The Man Who Used To Run Medicaid Has A New Idea To Make It Better
How do you help Medicaid patients? Former CMS administrator Andy Slavitt says make hospital CEOs talk to each other.
Startup Launches With $31 Million To Take On ‘Chemo Brain’
VC incubator Accelerator Life Sciences launched its latest biotech startup Monday with a $30 million Series A investment from the likes of Pfizer, Eli Lilly and AbbVie.
Can A Simple Poop Test Replace Your Colonoscopy?
Exact Sciences has a pretty good test for cancer. Gastroenterologists are unenthusiastic.
Gilead Said PrEP To Prevent HIV Was ‘Not A Commercial Opportunity.’ Now It’s Running Ads For It
Gilead’s new commercials are for the HIV prevention drug it once said it didn’t see as a ‘commercial opportunity.’
Four Healthcare Startups Raised Over $130 Million Last Month
Fundraising among healthcare startups had the hottest July in the past decade, led by four companies that each raised over $130 million.
