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Global Wellness News™ | May 6th, 2025

The Biggest Opportunity for AI in Healthcare Isn’t Disease, It’s Wellness – MedCity News

By shifting the focus for consumers earlier in the care continuum, AI has the potential to play a transformative role in prevention and personalized health solutions-particularly for health conditions that impact hundreds of millions of people worldwide.

A Global Flourishing Study Finds That Young Adults, Well, Aren’t

New data collected from more than 200,000 people across the world shows that young people aren’t as happy as they used to be.

Aktiia Scores $42M for Next-Gen Blood Pressure Tech

Rebranding as Hilo, the Swiss company will scale its “blood pressure intelligence” to the US this year, following expected FDA approval.

First Celebrities Wanted Us To Read. Now They Want Us to Run.

Musicians Travis Barker, Diplo and Jelly Roll all launched running clubs that draw thousands of fans
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“Only Just Getting Started”: Why The Fragrance Boom Could Be Long Lasting

The beauty industry is notoriously cyclical, but Touchland, Fine’ry and Eauso Vert believe its fragrance cycle has a ways to go.

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