Morning Headlines 9/20/22
Telemedicine Company That Pushed Ketamine on TikTok Announces Its ‘Closure’
Online prescription startup Peak stops offering its ketamine-based psychedelic therapy for drug-resistant depression and anxiety to new patients, and will cease operations at the end of November.
Zócalo Health Closes $5M Seed Funding
Zócalo Health will use $5 million in seed funding to launch its virtual primary care services for Latino patients in Washington, Texas, and California by the end of the year.
Starfish Partners Acquires Direct Recruiters Inc. (DRI)
Investment firm Starfish Partners acquires Direct Recruiters, which specializes in staffing solutions for a variety of industries including healthcare IT and digital health.
The $50 billion Rural Health payout is welcome. In context, it's less than the total cost of the F22 raptor…