Wellknowlogy: 12/8/22

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Since the last few blurbs have been a bit longer and more in depth, I'm keeping this one short and positive by pointing out a couple of neat things that popped up this week. This'll also leave you a bit more time to check out all of this week's cool articles and news.

The first is the culmination of multiple studies finding that people are more generous post-pandemic than in years prior. I don't need to explain that one much more. Generosity is cool and good.

Another striking piece of news this week stems from a fundraising by an "outcome-base healthcare service". More specifically, this company provides "outcome management and marketing system capable of generating consistently high engagement from healthcare professionals and patients across all medical specialties". In short, they're bridging the gap between economic and outcome-based motives, aligning incentives of healthcare systems more directly with patient outcomes.

I also think that's cool. I would love for the wellness movement to become synonymous with healthcare and for doctors to tell people about new stuff to make them healthier so I don't have to. That's the dream.

With that out of the way, here's what happened last week:

Neat Articles

• Amazon’s Halo Rise wants to review your sleep

• Apple Watch app of the year is a fitness app focused on well-being

• MyPlate? Few Americans know or heed US nutrition guide

• How A.I.-powered massage technology could solve a wellness industry pain point

• Active nutrition is the new normal, fusing sports with wellness

• Studies found generosity increased after the pandemic

• Explaining the Bipartisan Breakthrough Therapies Act

• Why it’s time for every company to become a wellness company

• Four ways leaders can make a positive impact on the mental health cris

• Our kids’ brains hurt from using technology

• Microbattery advancements will unlock a new wave of medtech innovation

• Experts have questions about Elon Musk’s brain implant from neuralink

Market News

• Mindfulness app Calm has teamed up with the U.S. Surgeon General on a new series to help ease your end-of-year anxiety

• Counslr and Allstar Children’s Center partner to offer 24/7 text-based mental health support to faculty

• Bioniq acquires home fitness mirror firm VAHA

• Neeuro and Institute of Mental Health launch home-based attention training program

• Enthea announces nationwide rollout to offer psychedelic therapy as a workplace benefit

• Benzodiazepines for sleep disorders linked to increased risk for drug overdose among youth

• Weighted blankets may lead to more melatonin, the sleep hormone

• The business of clinical trials is booming and private equity has taken notice

Fundings

• UK-based Emm raises $1M in pre-seed funding to take its smart menstrual cup to market

• Be Me Health raises $6.2M for teen mental health services

• Embodied raises $19.2M for the development of companion robots

• Vial’s $67M raise spotlights an untapped moneymaker for pharmacies

• Zoe, which went viral with its COVID-reporting app, raises $30M to track nutrition and health

• Smoodi closes $5M to expand reach for its smart robotic blender

• Huel raises $24M in funding for their plant-based nutrition supplements

• Lumen raises $62M for its handheld weight loss hardware

• Nutromics receives $14M for a lab-on-a-Patch DNA sensor platform that transmits biometric data in real-time

• Give InKind raises $6.2M for their personalized social media platform made for connecting with loved ones

• Dawn Health, the leading virtual insomnia clinic, raises strategic capital to expand as full-stack provider

• PeaTos Closes series A3 funding round in effort to make their healthy "junk food" number one

• OutcomeMD closes investment round with $3.7M from Future Ventures

Tidbits for You and Yours

• 5 best drinks to sip to induce sleep

• Virtual yoga program appears to improve IBS symptoms

• Signs of depression and anxiety in children and teens

Closing Kernel of Wisdom

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Warmly,

Dayton