Solace, a healthcare navigation platform, announced it scored $60 million in Series B funding. Menlo Ventures led the round with participation from existing investors Inspired Capital, Torch Capital and Craft Ventures, and new investor SignalFire.  WHAT IT DOES Solace matches patients with advocates who help them navigate their healthcare journey, whether through navigating a new […]

Genome British Columbia (Genome BC), a not-for-profit genomics research company, has secured $49 million in funding for five projects that will be conducted in British Columbia and will utilize genomics to advance personalized healthcare. According to Genome BC, the projects are part of research funding announced in March by Genome Canada under the Canadian Precision

Beets are one of my favorite vegetables. I use beet root powder in homemade blush, add them to salads, and use them to make great tasting strawberry beet fruit leather. Beet root gummies are a delightful way to get the benefits of beets in gummy form. My kids love chewable vitamins and beet gummies are

Hybrid weight-inclusive primary and metabolic care provider knownwell announced it will be listed as a care provider on pharma giant Eli Lilly’s digital healthcare platform LillyDirect. knownwell touts itself as a hybrid weight-inclusive provider offering primary care and metabolic health services. The Boston-based company has brick-and-mortar locations in Texas, Chicago and Massachusetts. Lilly launched LillyDirect in

The Child Mind Institute, a children’s mental health resource, has partnered with the California Department of Healthcare Services to launch Mirror, an intuitive mental health journaling app for teens. Free of charge, Mirror aims to enhance emotional processing and offer a supportive environment for self-reflection.  The Mirror app allows users to self-express and understand patterns

Unlearn, an AI-enabled company creating digital twins of clinical trial participants, announced a partnership to advance ALS research with biotechnology company Trace Neuroscience, which creates genomic therapies for neurodegenerative diseases. Unlearn, founded in 2017, uses machine learning to create digital twins of clinical trial participants before being randomized in a controlled trial.  The digital twin

Eargo, which makes tech-enabled hearing aids, and hearX, maker of Lexie hearing aids, announced they have merged to form a new company, LXE Hearing. Eargo is a direct-to-consumer hearing aid company, while hearX markets a suite of digital, mobile technologies for hearing loss detection and diagnosis. The new company, LXE Hearing, received $100 million in

A federal judge in Texas ruled that the FDA overstepped its authority when it issued its Final Rule: Medical Devices; Laboratory Developed Tests in May of last year, which said laboratory-developed tests (LDTs) should be regulated as medical devices. In a 450-page lawsuit filed by the American Clinical Laboratory Association (ACLA), molecular testing laboratory for

Egg rolls are a classic takeout favorite. What if you could enjoy all the delicious flavors without the deep-fried food? Enter eggroll in a bowl, a healthy and super easy twist on the beloved dish. This dish features a handful of simple, nutritious ingredients like ground meat, coleslaw mix, and a punch of coconut aminos.

Drug design and development company Isomorphic Labs announced it raised $600 million dollars in its first external funding round. Thrive Capital led the round with participation from GV (Google Ventures) and existing investor Alphabet. WHAT IT DOES Isomorphic Labs, launched in 2021 with Google DeepMind, unveiled its newest joint AI offering AlphaFold 3, an AI