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In a post-‘Roe’ world, abortion pills won’t be enough
Medication abortion is a critical healthcare tool, but providers already face challenges with increasing restrictions, and patients have to contend with high cost and logistical hurdles. → Read More
Psychedelic companies are betting big on ketamine as the next Prozac
With ketamine clinics on the rise, the drug has become the first big test of psychedelics for mental health care. Is it really for everyone? → Read More
The magic that got 1,400 people to bet $5 million that this startup can prevent diabetes
Levels, founded by a former SpaceX engineer, is trying to unlock the data and insights that can save the one in three Americans who are prediabetic. → Read More
This former SpaceX engineer wants to prevent you from getting diabetes
Josh Clemente’s Levels just raised another $38 million to fight metabolic health—and stave off the $327 billion spent annually on the effects of diabetes. → Read More
The weird story behind true-crime podcast ‘Tiffany Dover is Dead’
NBC misinformation reporter Brandy Zadrozny has a new podcast series exploring how misinformation gets made and—who gets hurt. → Read More
‘Truth-seeking’ Ryan Breslow is throwing bombs on Twitter—and getting into pharmaceuticals
The entrepreneur’s latest venture, Love, seeks to build a community of people to democratically elect nutraceuticals and other alternative medicines. → Read More
Pinterest has a new policy to squelch climate misinformation
The virtual pinboard was ahead of the curb in banning vaccine misinformation on its platform. Now, it’s tackling climate change. → Read More
Season Health raises $34 million in Series A funding
Founded by former Plated CEO Josh Hix, the company is trying to prove that tailored meals can deliver health outcomes better than medicine. → Read More
Why Dr. Bronner’s is offering ketamine therapy to its employees
The president of the soap company explains how psychedelics helped him heal, and why he’s offering up the same opportunity to his employees. → Read More
Google wants to use AI to cut the maternal mortality rate by half
The tech giant is hoping to dazzle the health care industry with its artificial intelligence. → Read More
Ukraine is a turning point for the Kremlin’s internet tactics
Russia is losing the information wars, leading Putin to rethink how the country disseminates agitprop. → Read More
This is what the future of living with COVID in schools looks like
It maybe a long road to COVID-19 vaccine mandates for schools nation-wide. So when will school be normal again? → Read More
Biden’s Cancer Moonshot should focus on prevention, not a cure
Cancer physician, researcher, and author Siddhartha Mukherjee talks about Biden’s Cancer Moonshot and where cancer research should go next. → Read More
Ro acquires sperm collection and testing startup Dadi for $100 million
As telehealth companies get ready for a post-COVID-19 world, online pharmacy Ro sees big opportunities in an array of reproductive health services. → Read More
These women are staking their claim to Web3 and the metaverse
Web 2.0 was shaped by a few big outfits run by white guys. What’s next could be more welcoming, safe, and fair—if women play a bigger role in creating it. → Read More
A veteran of the meal-kit wars is back to fight a $327 billion health problem
Josh Hix’s new company is hoping to reverse the course of diabetes and other diseases through food. It’s not the only startup out to prove that food is medicine. → Read More
Why does COVID make us lose our sense of smell? A new study has answers
New York University and Columbia University’s findings have important implications for long COVID cases. → Read More
How the pandemic wrecked our relationship with exercise
Many Americans have all but stopped moving, new CDC data reveals. Experts say going from zero activity to even small amounts of exercise would help. → Read More
Meet the COVID-19 testing company behind one of Google’s most coveted perks
Cue Health’s cofounder says its $249 rapid PCR testing device isn’t just for the elite. → Read More
Lina Khan’s first on-camera interview: 5 takeaways, from Big Tech mergers to the metaverse
The agency is redefining how it thinks about harm in order to tackle big antitrust questions raised by companies like Amazon, Apple, and Meta. → Read More