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Global Wellness News™ | December 9th, 2025

Is This the End of Kids on Social Media?

Australia is about to ban young teens from most platforms. The rest of the world is watching.

In 2026, Hotels Are Helping Us Learn New Skills

The “skillcation” is trending as more travelers express a desire to learn something new while they travel, and hotels tap into that growing interest.

Racket Sports, Pilates & HIIT Are Surging, Garmin Report Reveals

Racket sports dominated in 2025, while Pilates, HIIT and strength training also stayed strong, according Garmin’s latest report.

Paris’ Innerskin lands €12.8 million to grow its network of aesthetics centres and integrated skin-health services

Innerskin, a French medical aesthetics group innovating beauty and wellbeing, today announced a €12.8 millionRead the article on EU Startups >

This startup built a Fitbit for your brain to combat chronic stress | TechCrunch

Forenza collaborated with data scientists and biomedical engineers to develop Awear, a small device worn behind the ear for continuous brainwave monitoring. The device transmits results to an app, which provides information about the wearer’s mood and offers AI-powered coaching advice for managing stress and improving emotional resilience.

Designing Wellness Into Affordable Housing

It’s often not about what amenities or architectural features look the nicest, but those that most meaningfully enhance renters’ physical and emotional well-being.
Read the article on Multi-Housing News >

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