MedCity News January 31, 2024
Being Health, a startup that launched last week, offers a care team that includes psychiatrists, psychotherapists, nurse anesthetists, functional medicine physicians, nutritionists, acupuncturists and care advocates. It serves patients both virtually and in person.
As a private practitioner, Cornell-trained psychiatrist Dr. Allie Sharma constantly found herself referring people to outside services, including for sleep, acupuncture and lifestyle issues. That’s why she co-founded Being Health, a startup that launched last week with $5.4 million in funding.
New York City-based Being Health offers psychiatry, psychotherapy and functional medicine (which focuses on identifying and treating the root cause of disease). It also provides wellness services like acupuncture and nutrition, as well as novel treatments like ketamine infusion therapy. The company serves patients in...