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More companies run by women are creating devices specifically tailored to track women's health.

During American Heart Month, learn why cardiovascular disease symptoms, treatment, and outcomes differ by gender, leaving women more than twice as likely to die than men.

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in men and women in the United States, killing more than 700,000 people a year. And while men are more likely to develop CVD earlier in life, the disease can develop and present itself in dramatically different ways between men and women. Some studies have shown …

Most heart disease is preventable, and these five companies, including HeartFlow and PocDoc, are creating technology to test, prevent, and treat CVD. 

In 2020, fewer than 3% of venture capital funding went to companies with Black or Latinx founders, according to Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. In an attempt to address these disparities, the insurer has launched a Health Equity Business Accelerator, a program meant to lend financial, strategic and mentorship support to founders of color. The program will be focused