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Package Free is a retailer that sells products that help to live a zero or low waste lifestyle. Founded by Lauren Singer in 2017, Package Free is backed by investors that include Day One Ventures, Neil Parikh, Primary Venture Partners, Ryan Engel, and TQ Ventures and is headquartered in Brooklyn.
FOUNDED:2017
FOUNDERS:Lauren Singer
Oscar Health has named a new leader for its medical group. (Oscar Health)
Oscar Health has tapped a new leader for its medical group, releasing the news alongside a first look at how its members are responding to its newly launched virtual primary care offering.
Okiki Louis, M.D., will become president of Oscar Medical Group on April 26, succeeding Neil Parikh, M.D., who will be staying on with the group through the fall as part of the transition. Oscar Medical Group is a collection of practices owned by physicians, and its docs and nurse practitioners provide virtual urgent and primary care services to Oscar plan members.
Hollie Harris Phillipsis stepping up as the new president and CEO of
Appalachian Regional Healthcare, a not-for-profit system employing around 6,000 people across 13 hospitals and other additional practices.
Phillips has been with the health system since joining in 2002 as director of planning and most recently held the role of vice president for corporate strategy and chief strategy officer. Across her tenure, she’s guided strategic planning, marketing, business development, government relations and other efforts within the organization.
She will be the first woman to hold Appalachian’s top role and replaces retiring president and CEO Joe Grossman in May.
Prior to her time at Appalachian, Phillips held a manager role at LifePoint Hospitals. She holds a master’s in health administration from the Medical College of Virginia.
Scientists used to think that dreams were just a by-product of the brain’s night-time regimen. However, new research has shown that dreaming serves several functions, especially for our learning and memory.
If you’re not sleeping well (perhaps not reaching deep sleep or waking up multiple times a night), then you’re missing out on one more essential tool your brain needs to keep you healthy and sharp.
Even though you may not know whether you’re dreaming regularly (we dream at all stages of sleep, not just during the rapid eye movement, or REM, phase, and don’t necessarily remember all the content), it’s safe to say that if you’re consistently cycling through all four stages of sleep without regular interference (meaning you’re getting a full night’s rest), then you’re going to reap the benefits of dreams. The advantages of night-time dreaming are numerous.