Google is infamous for spinning up products and killing them off, often in very short order. It’s an annoying enough habit when it’s stuff like messaging apps and games. But the tech giant’s ambitions stretch into many domains that touch human lives these days. Including, most directly, healthcare. And — it turns out — so […]
Virtual clinic Hey Jane raises $2.2M to solve for state anti-abortion legislation
The idea for the company was driven by Missouri almost closing its one abortion clinic.
Celebrity chef Michael Chernow whips up new lifestyle brand, Kreatures of Habit, raises $2.2M
Michael Chernow is already known as a restaurateur, chef, television host and entrepreneur, but now he can also add lifestyle and wellness guru to that list.
Attempt to force release of Johnson’s messages on Covid in care homes fails
High court rules that government does not have to disclose potentially explosive WhatsApp textsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe government has successfully resisted disclosure of potentially explosive WhatsApp messages be…
BBC presenter Lisa Shaw died of Covid vaccine complications, coroner finds
Shaw died of a brain haemorrhage caused by a blood clot three weeks after her first AstraZeneca doseAn award-winning BBC radio presenter died as a result of complications from the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, a coroner has concluded.Lisa Shaw, who …
Doctors in England ration blood tests due to sample bottle shortage
Some GPs have had to stop giving routine blood tests for high blood pressure, heart disease and diabetesHospitals and GPs in England are being forced to ration blood tests as the NHS struggles to cope with a severe shortage of the plastic sample bottle…
Are Covid booster shots necessary? – video explainer
Many countries with already high vaccination rates are considering offering people an additional coronavirus vaccine dose. But are these booster shots necessary? And what about the issue of vaccine equity? The Guardian’s Natalie Grover examines the cos…
Inspired by Airbnb, Hims & Hers offers 10,000 free medical visits to displaced Afghan refugees
Hims & Hers co-founder and CEO Andrew Dudum said Thursday that his company is in the process of distributing 10,000 primary care and mental health visits to displaced Afghan refugees. Founded in 2017, San Francisco-based Hims & Hers has built out a multi-specialty telehealth platform that connects consumers to licensed healthcare professionals. In a blog […]
Zeit’s early warning wearable for sleep strokes could save hours and lives
Those at risk are always vigilant for the signs of a stroke in progress, but no one can be vigilant when they’re sleeping, meaning thousands of people suffer “wake-up strokes” that are only identified hours after the fact. Zeit Medical’s brain-monitoring wearable could help raise the alarm and get people to the hospital fast enough […]
Pork scratchings firm recalls products linked to 176 salmonella cases
Warning to avoid some products from Tayto Group’s Mr Porky, Jay’s and the Real Pork Crackling Company brandsThree popular brands of pork scratchings have been linked to 176 cases of salmonella poisoning that have left at least 12 people requiring hospi…