He honed methods of prevention, diagnosis and treatment, and made them accessible to underserved populations in sub-Sahara Africa. He died of Covid-19. This obituary is part of a series about people who have died in the coronavirus pandemic. Read about others here. Dr. David Katzenstein may have been a dreamer, …
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VB Transform Watch every session from the AI event of the year On-Demand Watch Now Eargo, a company that makes “virtually invisible” rechargeable hearing aids that can be controlled with a smartphone, has raised $ 71 million in a series E round of funding. The raise comes as technology companies …
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