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Online community PatientsLikeMe gets $2 million in new equity investments

August 08, 2012

Market size: More than $675 million have been invested in digital health companies so far this year, according to a midyear Rock Health report. Research firm Parks Associates pegged the digital health market’s value at $1.7 billion in 2010.

From the article, "Online community PatientsLikeMe gets $2 million in new equity investments" by Deanna Pogorelc.

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