The mental health startup raised the funds from Maveron, an investor in Allbirds, Everlane and General Assembly.
View More Two Chairs nabs $7M for its client-therapist matching app and brick-and-mortar clinicsCategory: Health
This is the Stanford thesis presentation that launched Juul
Against a backdrop of public backlash and looming federal regulations, the world’s biggest e-cigarette manufacturer has released video of the original thesis presentation that launched Juul, with the hopes of making the case that its purpose is to do no harm — or at least less harm. The founders of Juul have told their story […]
View More This is the Stanford thesis presentation that launched Juul9 useful online resources for National Eating Disorders Awareness Week
You may see the hashtag #NEDAwareness trending this week. The hashtag stands for National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, a movement that lasts from February 25 to March 3, which aims to combat society’s beauty standards and promote self-acceptance….
View More 9 useful online resources for National Eating Disorders Awareness WeekPrototype prosthesis proffers proper proprioceptive properties
Researchers have created a prosthetic hand that offers its users the ability to feel where it is and how the fingers are positioned — a sense known as proprioception. The headline may be in jest, but the advance is real and may help amputees more effectively and naturally use their prostheses.
View More Prototype prosthesis proffers proper proprioceptive propertiesSave $30 on a DNA kit that’ll give you exercise and diet recommendations based on your ancestry
The ultra-trendy Paleo diet may claim to help you eat like your ancestors, but that feels a bit vague. Then there’s the blood type diet, the elimination diet, and even the Beyoncé diet. It’s all a lot. Especially when none of the above jives wit…
View More Save $30 on a DNA kit that’ll give you exercise and diet recommendations based on your ancestryYouTube demonetizes anti-vaccination videos
YouTube will demonetize channels that promote anti-vaccination views, after a report by BuzzFeed News found ads, including from health companies, running before anti-vax videos. The platform will also place a new information panel that links to the Wikipedia entry on “vaccine hesitancy” before anti-vax videos. Information panels (part of YouTube’s efforts to combat misinformation) about […]
View More YouTube demonetizes anti-vaccination videosRobotics, AR and VR are poised to reshape healthcare, starting in the operating room
About 20 years ago, a medical device startup called Intuitive Surgical debuted the da Vinci robot and changed surgical practices in operating rooms across the United States. The da Vinci ushered in the first age of robotic-assisted surgical procedures with a promise of greater accuracy and quicker recovery times for patients undergoing certain laparoscopic surgeries. For […]
View More Robotics, AR and VR are poised to reshape healthcare, starting in the operating roomGoogle makes it easier to find prescription drug disposal sites
In an effort to combat the opioid crisis, Google will begin labeling places where people can safely dispose of their prescription drugs. Now, users can find clearly labeled drug disposal sites directly from searches for things like “drug drop off near me” or “medication disposal.” Those locations include a network of hospitals, pharmacies and government […]
View More Google makes it easier to find prescription drug disposal sitesFDA warning brings controversial young blood transfusion company to a halt
On Tuesday, the FDA issued a warning to anyone who might be inclined to give their old bones a jolt with fresh blood harvested from the young. The idea is pretty far from mainstream, even in Silicon Valley, where the ultra-wealthy have a keen interest in the cutting edge of life-extension science. Still, there’s apparently […]
View More FDA warning brings controversial young blood transfusion company to a haltBiotech AI startup Sight Diagnostics gets $27.8M to speed up blood tests
Sight Diagnostics, an Israeli medical devices startup that’s using AI technology to speed up blood testing, has closed a $27.8 million Series C funding round. The company has built a desktop machine, called OLO, that analyzes cartridges manually loaded with drops of the patient’s blood — performing blood counts in situ. The new funding is […]
View More Biotech AI startup Sight Diagnostics gets $27.8M to speed up blood testsJ&J spends $3.4 billion in cash for Auris Health’s lung cancer diagnostics and surgical robots
Johnson & Johnson’s robotic surgery and medical device division, Ethicon, is dropping $3.4 billion in cash to pick up Auris Health, a developer of robotic diagnostics and surgical devices initially focused on detecting and treating lung cancer. The healthcare giant said an additional $2.35 billion in payouts may be possible if Auris hits certain milestones. […]
View More J&J spends $3.4 billion in cash for Auris Health’s lung cancer diagnostics and surgical robotsDARPA wants smart bandages for wounded warriors
Nowhere is prompt and effective medical treatment more important than on the battlefield, where injuries are severe and conditions dangerous. DARPA thinks that outcomes can be improved by the use of intelligent bandages and other systems that predict and automatically react to the patient’s needs.
View More DARPA wants smart bandages for wounded warriors