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Dr. Iman Abuzeid Leads Incredible Health To Unicorn Status With $80 Million Series B
Iman Abuzeid launched nurse-hiring startup Incredible Health in 2017 as a way to help healthcare workers find permanent positions. Five years later, she has guided her company to a $1.65 billion valuation, becoming one of the few Black female founders …
An HIV Vaccine May Be Closer Than Ever—Thanks, In Part, To Covid-19
Infectious disease expert Dave Wessner reports from the 24th International AIDS Conference, where researchers shared ways that Covid vaccine development might help the development of a vaccine for AIDS.
Digital Medical Companies Funnel Patient Data To Facebook For Advertising
Digital health companies are funneling sensitive data that patients have shared with them to Facebook to help target advertisements, according to a new study.
Five Legal, But Unconventional Ways To Use Your Tax-Advantaged Accounts
There are lots of ways to use various tax-advantaged accounts. You’re not limited to their primary purposes. The key is to understand your options and do what makes the most sense for you.
This Startup Just Raised $5.3 Million To Make Healthcare More Inclusive
Violet provides digital courses that focuses on educating healthcare professionals on how to provide inclusive care for BIPOC, LGBTQ and transgender and gender non-conforming communities.
Monkeypox On Campus: Summer Cases Spotted, Schools Slow To React
This fall, universities will face another potential threat to public health on campus — but now, they can draw on their experience tackling the Covid-19 pandemic.
InnovationRx: Stretching Monkeypox Vaccine Doses; Plus, Omicron Subvariant Boosters
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Here’s Why You Won’t Be Testing For Monkeypox At Home Anytime Soon
Dr. Matt Binnicker, an expert in the diagnosis of infectious diseases, discusses how testing for monkeypox is performed and how it differs from Covid-19.
Brass Players Most Likely To Spread Covid-19 With Their Instruments
A recently published study by researchers from Colorado State University confirms that brass instruments are most likely to spread respiratory particles.
