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May 09 2018

Relax, just dial up a massage from Soothe, which raises $32 million to provide on-demand massage therapy from a network.  Keep your dirty thoughts to yourself.

https://techcrunch.com/2018/05/02/massage-on-demand-company-soothe-raises-31-million/
May 09 2018

Wellist connects patients to non-medical support services (using guess what, an app!  who would have thought?) and raises $10 million in a new funding round.

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/wellist-closes-10-million-series-a-funding-300644611.html
May 09 2018

Johnson & Johnson is acquiring C-SATS, a startup which provides performance grades skills training technology for surgeons.

https://www.geekwire.com/2018/johnson-johnson-acquires-c-sats-university-washington-spinout-grades-surgeon-performance/
May 08 2018

Takeda is buying Shire for $62 million, uniting two large drugmakers and probably ensuring even higher drug prices as a result.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/takeda-pharmaceutical-agrees-to-buy-shire-in-62-billion-deal-1525761607
May 08 2018

Home health care vendor Cera, which is based in the UK, has raised $17 million in a funding round.

https://techcrunch.com/2018/05/02/homecare-services-startup-cera-announces-17m-series-a/
May 08 2018

Telemedicine startup DashMd quickly speeds to funding, getting $500,000 to help hospitals help patients with care after discharge.

https://betakit.com/dash-md-raises-500000-to-help-hospitals-communicate-aftercare-to-patients/
May 08 2018

Wellness technology vendor GlobalFit has acquired a majority interest in WalkMyMind, which offers "walkcasts" through a mobile app.

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/globalfit-acquires-majority-stake-in-walkmymind-300634098.html
May 08 2018

UK-based information technology firm Ideagen is buying US-based MedForce, which offers enterprise productivity and compliance solutions to health care firms.

https://www.ideagen.com/company/news/ideagen-acquires-us-based-medforce-technologies-inc/
May 08 2018

India-based information technology company EXL is acquiring SCIOInspire Holdings, which offers health care analytics and data processing services.

https://www.dealstreetasia.com/stories/exl-to-acquire-healthcare-analytics-firm-scio-for-240m-97164/
May 07 2018

Two telemedicine software vendors are merging, as inTouch Health acquires REACH Health.

https://www.intouchhealth.com/about/press-room/press-room-2018/intouch-health-enters-into-definitive-agreement-to-acquire-reach-health.html