Rippl, a company focused on providing mental health solutions to seniors with dementia and other cognitive conditions, launched with a $32 million seed round led by ARCH Venture Partners and General Catalyst. GV, F-Prime Capital and Mass General Brigham Ventures also participated. WHAT THEY DO The company, led by Starbucks veteran Kris Engskov, said it … Read more
Wand now have the first real-world data showing how well the monkeypox vaccine is working in the current US outbreak. On Sept. 28, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) posted preliminary data from 32 jurisdictions in the US that reported monkeypox case rates and rates of vaccination with Jynneos, the vaccine currently … Read more
Grocery delivery service Instacart is launching a new health division as the company prepares for its upcoming initial public offering. Instacart Health will include new products focused on providing nutritious foods, strategic partnerships with organizations like Partnership for a Healthier America and food-policy advocacy, like expanding online access to EBT SNAP and TANF assistance programs. … Read more
Lifting weights can build strength, add muscle, and put you in a good mood. Now, a new study finds that the practice may have an even bigger benefit: a longer life. An observational study of nearly 100,000 people over about ten years, published Sept. 27 in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, found that people … Read more
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XP Health, a company developing a digital-first vision benefits platform, raised $17.1 million in a Series A funding round led by HC9 Ventures, Valor Capital Group and ManchesterStory. Additional investors include Core Innovation Capital, GSR Ventures, Canvas Ventures, Plug and Play, CameronVC, Ken Goulet, Kevin Hill, Jeff Epstein and Brett Rochkind. This recent funding round … Read more
The COVID-19 pandemic worsened mental health across the board in the US, but people of color—who disproportionately suffered the worst effects of COVID-19 and have historically lacked adequate access to mental health care—were hit especially hard. One 2022 study found that Black, Hispanic, and Asian adults in the US “exhibited much worse mental health during … Read more
this week Israel-based AION Labs, an AI-enabled drug discovery partnership between global pharma and tech companies like AstraZeneca, Merck, Pfizer, Teva, Israel Biotech Fund and Amazon Web Services, announced the formation of a new startup company dubbed OMEC.AI. OMEC.AI aims to build a computational platform using AI that can help assess the clinical trial readiness … Read more
starting next week, Starbucks workers will no longer have access to expanded paid sick leave that the company rolled out for COVID-19 illness, isolation, and vaccination. Going forward, employees will have to use whatever accrued sick time and vacation time they have to cover missed days should they fall sick with the virus—unless the state … Read more
Most people’s sleep issues can be solved by simply prioritizing sleep and making a few changes. Turn off the phone at night, pick a bedtime and stick to it, get more light during the day, eat dinner early (or not at all), stay physically active, don’t let the day’s anxieties and tasks build up and … Read more
Aerial view of downtown Fort Worth, Texas. Some hospitals in Texas and around the U.S. are seeing high profits, even as their bills force patients into debt. Of the nation’s 20 most populous counties, none has a higher concentration of medical debt than Tarrant County, home to Fort Worth. Jupiterimages/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption … Read more