Called Rory, the new line will target menopausal women with treatments for hot flashes, insomnia and more.
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Doctolib is now a unicorn with new $170 million round
French startup Doctolib has raised a new round of funding of $170 million (€150 million). The round is led by General Atlantic, with existing investors Accel, Eurazeo, Kernel and Bpifrance also participating. Some German healthcare entrepreneurs are also joining the round — the company isn’t detailing the names of those investors. But Doctolib is detailing an […]
View More Doctolib is now a unicorn with new $170 million roundEU gov’t and public health sites lousy with adtech, study finds
A study of tracking cookies running on government and public sector health websites in the European Union has found commercial adtech to be operating pervasively even in what should be core not-for-profit corners of the Internet. The researchers used searches including queries related to HIV, mental health, pregnancy, alcoholism and cancer to examine how frequently […]
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It is universally acknowledged that Sundays are the worst. Every Sunday afternoon, as the evening approaches, an imaginary dark cloud appears and thrusts us all into a state of anxiety and agitation. This phenomenon is called the Sunday Blues or Sund…
View More Battle the Sunday Scaries with these CBD gummies that are on saleA huge trove of medical records and prescriptions found exposed
A health tech company was leaking thousands of doctor’s notes, medical records, and prescriptions daily after a security lapse left a server without a password. The little-known software company, California-based Meditab, bills itself as one of the leading electronic medical records software makers for hospitals, doctor’s offices, and pharmacies. The company, among other things, processes electronic […]
View More A huge trove of medical records and prescriptions found exposedYourChoice Therapeutics is developing unisex, non-hormonal birth control
The latest Y Combinator-backed startup is targeting the $36 billion contraceptive market.
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View More Get a cordless shiatsu massager for less than $2 when you buy this fancy foot massagerThe FDA proposes further restrictions to sales of flavored e-cig products
The FDA has drafted new guidance for the regulation of e-cigarettes, particularly with regards to flavored nicotine products. The first big change is that the FDA has bumped up the application due date by one year for FDA approval of flavored products. Manufacturers of all flavored ENDS (electronic nicotine delivery system) products will now have […]
View More The FDA proposes further restrictions to sales of flavored e-cig productsJack Dorsey records podcast with fitness writer who claimed “vaccines do indeed cause autism”
Jack Dorsey, known for making tone-deaf statements on the platform he co-founded, is in the middle of another controversy. This time it is for plugging a podcast he recorded with fitness writer Ben Greenfield. Greenfield has espoused anti-vaccination views on Twitter and other platforms, continuing to do so despite measles outbreaks in the United States. […]
View More Jack Dorsey records podcast with fitness writer who claimed “vaccines do indeed cause autism”National Cancer Institute chief tapped as acting FDA Commissioner
In the wake of FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb’s abrupt resignation, Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex M. Azar III announced that Dr. Ned Sharpless will serve as interim commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration. Since October 2017, Dr. Sharpless served as Director of the National Cancer Institute and, before that, worked as a […]
View More National Cancer Institute chief tapped as acting FDA CommissionerTruepill, the ‘AWS for pharmacies,’ gets $10M from Initialized Capital
Meet the B2B business powering today’s D2C healthcare brands.
View More Truepill, the ‘AWS for pharmacies,’ gets $10M from Initialized CapitalHere’s a sneak peek at HBO’s Elizabeth Holmes documentary, The Inventor
The story of Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos has inspired quite a bit of content, including a NYT Best Seller, an ABC podcast, a movie starring Jennifer Lawrence, and now an HBO documentary directed by Going Clear director, Alex Gibney. The documentary is called The Inventor: Out For Blood In Silicon Valley. The tech world was […]
View More Here’s a sneak peek at HBO’s Elizabeth Holmes documentary, The Inventor