By JESSICA DaMASSA, WTF HEALTH Symptom checker startup Buoy Health’s $37.5M Series C caught a lot of attention among health tech market watchers because of the collaborative support the funding round garnered from health plans. THREE payor orgs – UnitedHealth’s Optum, Humana, and Cigna – participated in the round, and co-founder and CEO Andrew Le...

By MIKE MAGEE When awakening from a long sleep, there is a transition period, when the brain struggles momentarily to become oriented, to “think straight.” When the sleep has extended four years, as with the Trump reign, it takes longer to clear the sleepy lies from your eyes. We are emerging, but it will take...

A yoga body isn't just about bendy limbs, the ancient practice can improve memory, heart and bone health, says Anna Magee

Joining me, Matthew Holt (@boltyboy), on this week's THCB Gang were consultant/author Rosemarie Day @Rosemarie_Day1),  Suntra Modern Recovery CEO JL Neptune (@JeanLucNeptune), and health futurist Jeff Goldsmith (@JeffcGoldsmith) and a late add Ian Morrison (@seccurve). We will also had a special guest who is possibly the most successful corporate venture capitalist in health tech--Merck's Bill Taranto. He had...

By ALICIA MORTON FARLESE Not in our lifetimes has humanity experienced such a pervasive, profound, and prolonged retreat from “normal lives.” This. Will. Not. Be. Easy.  While the conversation about the serious negative impact on our behavioral health has started, we also suffer from a scarcity of behavioral health professionals, and equitable access to these...

By JESSICA DaMASSA, WTF HEALTH “Telehealth has a much bigger role to play than just carrying out transactions,” says Amwell’s President & CEO, Roy Schoenberg, who joins Jess DaMassa for a sweeping philosophical discussion about how telehealth’s role will continue to evolve through the covid19 pandemic and the changes its forced on the healthcare market....

Today on Health in 2 Point 00, Jess makes me pronounce some impossible words while we cover lots of funding deals. Redox has raised $45 million in a Series D, bringing their total up to $95 million. Nanit, another baby monitoring company, raises $25 million in a Series C, Innovaccer raises a $105 million D...

With falling COVID-19 infection and mortality numbers as well as increasing vaccinations, pressure is growing to reopen businesses and schools to in-person learning. But questions remain about COVI…

The ranking has been compiled by Big 7 Travel, with the Lake District coming second, the Yorkshire Dales in third place, Scottish capital Edinburgh in fourth and Manchester 10th.

Britons desperate to get away this summer have been scrambling to arrange staycation plans in the UK as Boris Johnson unveiled his 'roadmap' out of the lockdown in a statement today.

Professor Mark Woolhouse, an infectious disease expert at Edinburgh University, said not a single cluster of cases was traced to staycations in the Scottish Highlands and Islands.

The pictures are courtesy of writer John Weller and appear in a guide he's co-authored with half-Spanish former stand-up comic Lola Culsan called Hidden Beaches Spain that's breathtaking in scope. 

A system of thermal cameras at Whipsnade Zoo in Bedfordshire are being trained to accurately identify elephants in the wild and help avoid human-elephant conflict situations.

Design renderings for the sub, the Triton 13000/2 Titanic Explorer, have just been released by the manufacturer, Florida-based Triton Submarines.

Air France's new safety video doubles as a reminder of the hotspots you'll want to reacquaint yourself with. Viewers are transported from the Opéra Garnier to Hotel Martinez and beyond...

Nicky Kelvin, from The Points Guy UK, spent a day at the Etihad Aviation Training centre in Abu Dhabi, where he filmed his experiences in a 787 simulator and a cabin-crew crash training session.

The WHO said proof of a jab should not be required because there remain 'critical unknowns regarding the efficacy of vaccination in reducing transmission'.

This week I am finally tackling the issue these double doors have frustrated me with since buying this house. The function of double doors is wonderful but they are notorious for causing problems for me. The reliability of this door opening or staying closed is all dependent on how much rain we’ve had. Meaning, sometimes […]

Welcome to the 580th Inspire Me Tuesday.  You guys were really on a roll last week.  I loved all of the links, so many great projects and ideas.  Here are just a few.  This Home…

Budget-Friendly Recipes #2 – I think we all love to have a few recipes that are super easy, nutritious, and budget-friendly.  Once a month some of my favorite bloggers get together to share some of…

If you’re operating in the construction industry, you’ll know how important it is to have the appropriate tools readily available for whenever you need them. Tools are an integral part of the construction of many things, from buildings and warehouses to smaller dwellings and commercial outlets. You’ll need them for all manner of jobs such […]

Dyeing eggs with Kool-Aid is a great way to color Easter eggs with kids! No dye, less mess, and it smells great. Click for the tutorial.

Check out these bonus room ideas for families of all shapes and sizes. These stylish bonus room designs are brilliant!

If the thought of cleaning has you feeling frazzled, start with some organization. Make this wood cleaning caddy to house your supplies in one handy place.

Check this list now for urban gardening hacks! Nothing will hold you back when using these amazing tips for successful urban gardening!

I’m excited to be joining the February Pinterest Challenge hosted by Cindy @ Country Road 407.  Each month we have a different theme and inspiration picture to inspire us.  Our challenge is to create our…

Paint Chips is a paint-splatting multiplayer paintball game where players do battle and attempt to cover each-other with paint. Playable with up to eight players across four different maps, Paint C…

The Lady Puppet is a beautifully crafted RPG Maker based psychological horror game set in a mysterious land where everyone’s been turned into human puppets, including you! In The Lady Puppet you ta…

Detached is a very inventive little puzzle platformer where the blocks on-screen only move in the directions indicated by the symbols on them, but you are able to get them to work together by joini…

Orbital Bullet is a fast paced roguelike action platformer that takes place on 360° wrap-around levels that you can literally shoot bullets all the way around. Previously featured on Alpha Beta Gam…

As usual, I've been playing a ton of indies and 8 of which have stood out as particularly clever so here they are in all their intriguing glory.

Review for Bravely Default II on Nintendo Switch. The Bravely series has finally arrived on Switch but how does it live up to its predecessors? Adventure with me and let's find out.

DISRUPTION is a near-future third-person shooter where skilled paramilitary soldiers fight, hack and build their way through dangerous missions in a world dangerously dependent on robotization. The…