Global Wellness Summit

Pandemic self-testing has led to boom in unregulated “wellness” tests, researchers warn The covid pandemic “normalised” self-testing for much of the public and accelerated the creation of a new market for direct-to-consumer health tests that are becoming increasingly accessible but may be doing more harm than good, researchers have warned. Read More from the Global Wellness News ™

Hims Plans Weight Loss Prescriptions Digital health and wellness company hims & hers announced plans to launch a weight management platform with personalized medical prescriptions, alongside diet and behavior change plans, by year’s end. Read More from the Global Wellness News ™

Supercharging healthspans Longevity specialists and tech entrepreneurs are spending millions on boosting healthspans and seeking eternal life. Read More from the Global Wellness News ™

Forget the Office Gym. Welcome to the Gym Office. Working out or just working? More gyms are encouraging remote-working members to stay all day and do both. Read More from the Global Wellness News ™

Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) establishes Kayanee, a fitness and wellbeing company for Saudi women Kayanee will focus on women’s health and wellness through fitness, apparel, personal care and treatments, nutrition and diagnostics, healthy eating and learning. It’s chaired by HRH Princess Reema Bint Bandar Read the article on PIF> Read More from the Global Wellness News ™

Bosnia and Herzegovina-based social fitness platform Rolla closes $6.9 million The new investment in Rolla, a gamified fitness platform for cyclists and runners that launches in early 2024, is the largest ever in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) for a fitness or health/wellbeing startup Read the article on EU-Startups> Read More from the Global Wellness News ™

Virtuix Raises $5 Million For Home VR Treadmill The Austin company says it shipped 4,000 commercial treadmills to date. Read More from the Global Wellness News ™

India, the world’s largest smartwatch market, is getting new smart rings | TechCrunch BoAt and Noise, India’s leading smartwatch and TWS earbuds manufacturers, are now entering the smart ring market. Read More from the Global Wellness News ™

New Trends: Smart technologies booming public fitness in China CGTN presents “New Trends,” which provides you new trends among Chinese people and tells you reasons behind them. In this part of the series, CGTN shows how intellectual technology boosts national fitness on the occasion of annual National Fitness Day. Read More from the Global Wellness News ™

Ozempic Settles the Obesity Debate: It’s Biology Over Willpower Weight-loss drugs affect the brain in ways that help researchers understand how the body regulates weight. Read More from the Global Wellness News ™