Health
Meditation app Simple Habit raises $10 million Series A
Five-minute meditation app Simple Habit announced today that it has raised a $10 million Series A, led by Foundation Capital. The round brings the...
Limiting social media use reduced loneliness and depression in new experiment
The idea that social media can be harmful to our mental and emotional well-being is not a new one, but little has been done...
Hackers stole income, immigration and tax data in Healthcare.gov breach, government confirms
Hackers siphoned off thousands of Healthcare.gov applications by breaking into the accounts of brokers and agents tasked with helping customers sign up for healthcare...
‘Grit’ author Angela Duckworth on working smart versus working too hard, when it’s okay to pivot, and the impact of tech on grit
Today, in San Francisco, at a gathering of roughly 400 women organized by the young AllRaise — a growing group of female funders and founders who...
Men’s wellness startup HIMS has launched a line of women’s health products called HERS
Exactly one year to the day since it launched its line of men’s health products, HIMS is announcing its foray into women’s wellness.
The company is...
Ex-One Medical exec launches mental health studio
Access to timely, quality mental health services can be a struggle. Octave, a mental health studio founded by Sandeep Acharya, One Medical’s former head...
iPharmacy Roman fights stigmas with premature ejaculation meds
There’s a war brewing to become the cloud pharmacy for men’s health. Roman, which launched last year offering erectile dysfunctional medication and recently added...
China is funding the future of American biotech
Silicon Valley is in the midst of a health craze, and it is being driven by “Eastern” medicine.
It’s been a record year for US...
Hackers breach Healthcare.gov system, taking files on 75,000 people
A government system used by insurance agents and brokers to help customers sign up for healthcare plans was breached, allowing hackers to siphon off...
FitCity makes going to the gym economical and convenient for users
Have you thought of going to the gym but been dissuaded by the high membership fees, lack of exercise options at the neighborhood gym,...
Investors see an opportunity framed in Lensabl’s prescription lens fulfillment business
Lensabl, the company that has built a business putting prescription lenses into any style of glasses frame, has raised $3.7 million in a new...
On-demand pharmacy startup NowRx raises $7 million Series A round through crowdfunding
NowRx, an on-demand pharmacy solution of sorts, just closed a $7 million Series A round via the SeedInvest crowdfunding platform. The company had previously...
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