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Femtech Oula snaps $19.1M to raise the bar for pregnancy and childbirth care – TFN When it comes to issues with maternity care, the disgraceful maternal mortality rates in the United States are merely the tip of the iceberg. Women in the Read More from the Global Wellness News ™

With 4 new brand partners, Murad is positioning itself as a wellness brand Over the past year, prestige skin-care brand Murad has developed a partnerships strategy aimed at sharing the brand’s 360-degree story around health, wellness and efficacy, and ultimately driving brand awareness. Murad’s strategy is to team with four new brand partners per year, on an ongoing basis, with most partners positioned on the…

The Insider’s Guide to What’s Shaping Spa Now – Insiders Guide to Spas I recently had the pleasure of addressing NorCal Spa Alliance’s first meeting of the New Year. The Northern California regional group launched three years ago, and it is a wonderful alliance full of passionate spa professionals who are in sync and who work really well together. Read More from the Global Wellness…

Is New York Turning Into Los Angeles? cultural studies Quintessentially Californian institutions are popping up all over Manhattan as New Yorkers embrace sound baths, mocktails and legal marijuana. Credit… Photo Illustration by Adam Powell for The New York Times Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Read More from the Global Wellness News ™

What’s Going On in the World of Wellness | LBBOnline The Youth Lab at THINKHOUSE, one of the world’s leading independent agencies, works to demystify youth culture and future-proof some of the world’s largest organisations through insights, strategy and innovation consultancy. This week, The Youth Lab is sharing the good, the bad, and the weird side of wellness. Read More from the Global Wellness News…

2022 year-end digital health funding: Lessons at the end of a funding cycle | Rock Health Ahh, 2022: the year of inflation, stock drops, and a whopping seven (7!) interest rate hikes that cozied us up to the possibility of recession. In this period of difficult economic changes, much of digital health’s “up” came down (see: unicorn stumbles, big ticket IPO tanks). Overall, U.S. Read…

Wisdo Health Completes its Series A Financing Round with $5M in New Funding by Healthcare Disruptors Wisdo Health, the award-winning peer support platform with the mission of ending the loneliness epidemic and changing social health, announced that it has successfully closed its Series A Financing Round with $5M in new funding. This additional funding closes Wisdo’s $11M A round. Read the article on PRweb> Read…

‘Simplified Life’, Self Care and Hyperlocalization Among China’s Top Lifestyle Trends For 2023 | Jing Daily A report by Xiaohongshu and Chinese Academy of Social Sciences’ Institute of Sociology reveals popular and rapidly growing trends in China based on diverse user data gathered from the platform in 2022. Based on its 158 million monthly active users, mostly younger and female, the report forecasts consumer sentiment…

Kohler steps into wellness with Sprig, for a mood-boosting bathroom experience Kohler’s ever-growing repertoire of luxury bath and kitchen wares is pushing confidently into smart home territory, spanning from personalised showering to intelligent toilets. Read More from the Global Wellness News ™

CES 2023 proved that screenless smartwatches are the future of fitness Smartwatches are becoming stylish. For many years we’ve seen technologically advanced examples of the best smartwatches and best fitness trackers, capable of doing all sorts of amazing things, but whose designs have come up short next to the more elegant form of many analog watches. Read More from the Global Wellness News ™