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Med student on a mission to combat Dr. Oz’s ‘medical quackery’

Dr. Mehmet Oz, the ubiquitous TV doctor with 4 million viewers, is now directly in the cross-hairs of at least one ambitious medical student, who told Vox that he’s increasingly concerned with the level of “pseudo health advice.” Benjamin Mazer, a third-year medical student at the University of Rochester, is now looking to enlist state […]

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Dr. Oz’s social media platform Sharecare hits the $90M mark

Sharecare, the health and wellness social media brainchild of Jeff Arnold and Dr. Mehmet Oz, announced an investment from Nashville-based Heritage Group brings its total funding to $91 million. As part of the agreement, Rock Morphis, managing director at Heritage Group, is joining Sharecare’s board. The Atlanta-based company, which launched in 2010, includes the health risk […]