New surgeon general nominee cofounded "biowearables" startup with DOGE operative
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Dr. Casey Means, chosen by Donald Trump as the nominee for Surgeon General, previously co-founded Levels, a health-tech startup focused on wearable health tracking. Alongside Sam Corcos, who is involved in the DOGE initiative to revolutionize IRS data management, they have been influential in the intersection of health and technology. Their startup received significant venture capital backing, indicating a strong belief in its potential to impact both personal health and economic policies. Marc Andreesen highlighted the importance of this intersection, indicating a larger agenda at play in merging technology with public health strategy.
"Both the health of our people and the fiscal solvency of our country are at stake," Marc Andreesen stated, emphasizing the critical nature of the intersection between tech and health care.
"It's amazing to see the impact they're having and how they've brought this pre-existing narrative of metabolic health into the mainstream discourse," Corcos noted about Means and her initiatives.
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