Post-workout protein shakes may not hold the same appeal as après-ski cocktails, but these delicious variations will get the experience a touch closer. Or as close as it can get.
Après (that’s French for “after”) was founded by two Ca…
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Goodly replaces lame office perks with student loan repayment
There are better employee perks than a ping-pong table. 70 percent of Americans graduate college with student loan debt. That’s 45 million people who owe $1.6 trillion. So when employers use Goodly to offer $100 per month in student loan payback for a $6 fee, talent sticks around. The startup found 86 percent of employees said […]
View More Goodly replaces lame office perks with student loan repaymentDemanding privacy, and establishing trust, in digital health
In the increasingly digitized world of healthcare, how can all involved uphold their responsibilities, follow relevant laws and maintain the trust of patients when it comes to privacy?
View More Demanding privacy, and establishing trust, in digital healthThe FDA Cracks Down on Vapes
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View More The FDA Cracks Down on VapesA new lawsuit involving Stanford and Sequoia Capital highlights fights to come over cell-free DNA testing
This morning, a publicly traded transplant diagnostics company called CareDx, along with Stanford University, sued another publicly traded genetic testing company, Natera, for patent infringement. Much appears to be at stake and it all centers on cell-free DNA testing, a type of technology that has already been at the crux of numerous lawsuits and looks […]
View More A new lawsuit involving Stanford and Sequoia Capital highlights fights to come over cell-free DNA testingDiscover which sheets are best for your sleep needs
Sheets are something that often go overlooked, pushed aside in favor of more important decisions like which mattress to buy or which pillows are going to help you sleep the best. Because you can get a set of sheets for relatively cheap at places like…
View More Discover which sheets are best for your sleep needsUPS partners with drone startup Matternet for medical sample deliveries
Unmanned drone deliveries are making their way inside the UPS network. Thanks to a partnership with drone startup Matternet, UPS will start delivering medical samples via unmanned drones at WakeMed’s hospital in Raleigh, North Carolina. With the approval of the Federal Aviation Administration and North Carolina’s department of transportation, UPS and Matternet will conduct routine […]
View More UPS partners with drone startup Matternet for medical sample deliveries‘Am I depressed?’: How teens can find mental health help online
Teens don’t need to read the headlines to know that they and too many of their peers are feeling lonely, sad, anxious, and suicidal. Recent headlines, however, confirm what’s happening in their lives.
This week, a Pediatrics study documented a…
Our 9 favorite startups from Y Combinator W19 Demo Day 2
Heathcare kiosks, a home-cooked food marketplace, and a way for startups to earn interest on their funding topped our list of high-potential companies from Y Combinator’s Winter 2019 Demo Day 2. 88 startups launched on stage at the lauded accelerator, though some of the best skipped the stage as they’d already raised tons of money. […]
View More Our 9 favorite startups from Y Combinator W19 Demo Day 2Homeland Security warns of critical flaws in Medtronic defibrillators
Homeland Security has issued a warning for a set of critical-rated vulnerabilities in Medtronic defibrillators which put the devices at risk of manipulation. These small implantable cardio-defibrillators are implanted in a patient’s chest to deliver small electrical shocks to prevent irregular or dangerously fast heartbeats, which can prove fatal. Most modern devices come with wireless […]
View More Homeland Security warns of critical flaws in Medtronic defibrillatorsGig workers need health & benefits. Catch is their safety net
One of the hottest Y Combinator startups just raised a big seed round to clean up the mess created by Uber, Postmates, and the gig economy. Catch sells health insurance, retirement savings plans, and tax withholding directly to freelancers, contractors, or anyone uncovered. By building and curating simplified benefits services, Catch can offer a safety […]
View More Gig workers need health & benefits. Catch is their safety netMarch Mindfulness 2019: Meditators go head to head
March Mindfulness is our new series that examines the explosive growth in mindfulness and meditation technology — culminating in Mashable’s groundbreaking competitive meditation bracket contest. Because March shouldn’t be all madness.
For the past week, I’ve asked people who spend their lives focused on the practice of mindfulness to do the one thing they’re not supposed to do: meditate like they’re in competition with each other.
That’s the idea behind March Mindfulness, Mashable’s annual meditation tournament — the world’s first-ever, word to the latecomers at Meditation Battle League — now in its second year. Using brain-sensing headbands called Muses, we’re able to place the world’s chillest people in head-to-head combat, comparing scores that literally measure the calmness of their brains. Read more…
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