MedPage Today April 25, 2022
Sophie Putka

— A healthcare NFT startup was panned online; its founder says it was a misunderstanding

Where do NFTs, the metaverse, influencers, and telemedicine intersect to deliver the healthcare of the future?

One company thought it had the answers. MetaDocs’ plan was “to revolutionize healthcare and charitable giving,” according to an early video. “Good people, doing good things,” it stated.

Sina Joorabchi, DO, an otolaryngologist in South Florida, co-founded the company with big aspirations, and recruited physicians with huge social followings. But after internet criticism and inquiries from MedPage Today, the company quickly backpedaled on its original implications of providing healthcare, and some doctors fled the project — revealing some of the...

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