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Every medication we know Trump takes, and what they're for
White House physician Ronny Jackson has released details about Trump's health. His medications include statins, aspirin, and drugs for skin and hair conditions.
The founder of a startup that charged $8,000 to fill your veins with young blood says he's shuttering the company and starting a new one
Ambrosia offered to rejuvenate people with infusions of young blood. Its founder says it had to close down after an FDA warning. He also says he has a new company.
An entrepreneur who worked with uBiome says the troubled poop-testing startup owes him $600,000
Matias Gutierrez had a contract with uBiome to manufacture kits for the startup's tests. Then uBiome stopped paying him, he said.
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Scoop: An entrepreneur who worked with uBiome says the troubled poop-testing startup owes him nearly $600,000
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All of uBiome’s top execs are out at the embattled poop-testing startup that’s at the center of an FBI investigation
After an FBI raid, uBiome's board appointed John Rakow interim CEO and put the cofounders and co-CEOs on leave. Now, all 3 people are out. See the memo.
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SCOOP: All of uBiome’s top execs are out at the embattled poop-testing startup that’s at the center of an FBI investigation
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These $2,000 DNA tests aim to tell you which depression drug to take, but scientists are questioning whether they're worth it
There are now DNA tests that claim to show how you'll respond to depression drugs. Cancer genetics pioneer Myriad sells one, as does startup Color.
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"I don't think psychiatrists get much information about the costs and benefits or much predictive value for this type of test," one expert told me.
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Pioneering genetic-testing company Myriad's biggest up-and-coming product could be at risk after scientists raised major questions
Medicare coverage for Myriad's GeneSight test, which aims to help people pick treatments for depression, could be at risk.
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My colleague @emmarcourt has a great story today on a test that claims to tell you how well you'll respond to depression meds. Scientists are increasingly questioning the utility of tests like these.
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A controversial startup that charges $8,000 to fill your veins with young blood and halted operations after an FDA warning now says it's back up and running
The startup, called Ambrosia, offers to rejuvenate people with infusions of young blood. It's emailing potential customers once again.
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Remember that young blood transfusion co that allegedly ceased treatments after the FDA called it out? It claims to be back up and running as of today. Scoop
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uBiome convinced Silicon Valley that testing poop was worth $600 million. Then the FBI came knocking. Here’s the inside story.
Read how uBiome cut corners on its science and put the company's growth before patients' best interests.
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Ever since the FBI raided the HQ of a health startup called uBiome 5 weeks ago, I've been working to piece together what happened. Based on what I learned, trouble's been brewing for years.
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uBiome kept poop in second-hand freezers that lacked temperature monitors. Staff regularly hid from an "abusive" founder. And uBiome had a partnership with Nurx, the subject of a recent NYT investigation over allegations that it stored meds in a closet.
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Modern Health just raised $9 million from Kleiner Perkins and Jared Leto to upend how you get mental healthcare at work
Modern Health is a mental health startup that aims to prevent crises before they start. The company plans to ramp up sales to employers.
UBiome's founder repeatedly presented herself as years younger than she actually was in the latest sign of trouble at the embattled $600 million poop-testing startup
Cofounder Jessica Richman presented herself as years younger than she actually was, in an apparent effort to be included in articles showcasing young founders.
The inside story of how Silicon Valley burger startup Impossible Foods is going global after its sizzling Burger King debut
To create the Impossible Burger "2.0," the company had to change the recipe. One tweak could be controversial: it involves using genetically modified soy.
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Scoop: To go global, @ImpossibleFoods had to make one last change to its plant-based “bleeding” burger. It involves GMOs.
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Silicon Valley startup uBiome raised $105 million on the promise of exploring a 'forgotten organ.' After an FBI raid, ex-employees say it cut corners in its quest for growth.
Insiders say uBiome billed individuals and insurers repeatedly and ran extra tests as a way to boost revenue, then showed those figures to investors.
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I interviewed several former uBiome employees for my latest dive into what went wrong at the promising $600 million microbiome startup. Comments? Things I missed? Reach out to me.
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Facebook's effort to stop suicides reveals a worrisome gap between Silicon Valley tech companies and healthcare experts
Facebook has a suicide-monitoring tool that has dispatched emergency responders more than 3,500 times. But we don't know how well it works.
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Facebook knew there was a problem when a string of people used the platform to publicly broadcast their suicides in real time.
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E-cig company Juul is diving further into health with an app geared toward turning smokers into Juulers
Eager to show that its e-cigarettes can help adult smokers, Juul is pushing into healthcare. It's planning an app aimed at smokers switching to vaping
From suicide prevention to genetic testing, there's a widening disconnect between Silicon Valley health-tech and outside experts who see red flags
"There's almost this implicit assumption that they play by a different set of rules," a Harvard psychiatrist and tech consultant said.
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When Harvard psychiatrist & tech consultant @JohnTorousMD learned that Facebook monitors users' posts for suicidal warning signs, he was shocked. It's an example of a trend in Silicon Valley, where the barriers that separate tech & health are crumbling.
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The Netflix show ‘13 Reasons Why’ was just tied to an uptick in youth suicides. Experts have been sounding the alarm for years.
The Netflix series "13 Reasons Why" was tied to an uptick in suicides among young Americans. Experts have warned the show sends a dangerous message.
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Mental health experts: '13 Reasons Why' sends a dangerous message about suicide to young people
Netflix: we added a warning!
Mental health experts: ...
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Tim Ferriss just helped launch the world's first research center dedicated to turning psychedelics into medicines
The research hub opens Friday with funds from Tim Ferriss. Scientists will explore the drugs' potential to treat mental illnesses like depression.
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Scoop: The world's first research center dedicated exclusively to psychedelics just opened its doors, with backing from bestselling author @tferriss
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We'll be eating the first Crispr'd foods within 5 years, according to a geneticist who helped invent the blockbuster gene-editing tool
A UC Berkeley geneticist who helped invent the gene-editing tool Crispr told Business Insider its most profound impacts will be on agriculture.
E-cig company Juul is considering creating a digital health tool for smokers who want to quit
In addition to its e-cigs, Juul could offer smokers an app or similar tool that they could use for support while they try to cut back on smoking.
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Regulators just gave legal hope to food and drink makers using cannabis extract CBD
The FDA has previously said that CBD-containing foods are illegal since the ingredient is also an approved drug. A new statement hints at a possible change.