Bill Gates says 'we need a fire department for pandemics' as he worries we're unprepared for the next one
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has been outspoken on disease outbreaks. His charitable foundation donated more than $2 billion to tackle COVID-19.
Americans desperate for the hot weight-loss drug Ozempic are turning to Canada and Mexico because they can't afford it at home
Three Americans share how they're looking abroad to get the weight-loss treatment that's changed their lives, because their insurers won't cover it.
Over-the-counter eye drop has been linked to infections leading to eyeball removal, vision loss, and one death: CDC
The CDC has linked some recalled eye drops to bacteria, infection, and one death. ErziCare is the most common brand among 68 reported patients.
Lawsuit claims Elizabeth Holmes owes more than $25 million to Theranos creditors, report says
A lawsuit obtained by CNBC claimed the failed blood-testing startup's former CEO has missed payments on two promissory notes she wrote in 2011.
Most people's mental health has been resilient despite the pandemic, according to an analysis of 137 studies
Scientists found that people's mental health has been resilient amid the coronavirus pandemic, after analyzing 137 studies from around the world.
See the pitch deck Zus Health used to convince top VCs like Andreessen Horowitz, F-Prime, and Maverick to back its solution for healthcare's $140 billion data-sharing problem
Patient data is scattered throughout the healthcare system. Zus, led by CEO Jonathan Bush, aims to make sense of it for doctors.
Meet the top 14 VCs who've bet the most cash on turning psychedelics into medical treatments
Private psychedelics companies have raised hundreds of millions of dollars. Here are the biggest venture investors backing their efforts.
People are desperately trying to live forever. Here are the biggest anti-aging trends sweeping the nation.
Can you stop aging? It's unlikely, but people are trying to at least slow down the clock by fasting, taking hormones, and jumping into ice-cold baths.
How buzzy weight-loss drugs like Ozempic became the next craze in the hottest part of healthcare
Startups are raising millions to build businesses around drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy, as they chase a market set to surge to $90 billion.
The Pfizer-Seagen deal has a hidden $1 billion warning for workers
Seagen said that workers who aren't offered jobs with Pfizer will receive a severance package, and that it will offer retention awards as well.
Why Pfizer just made a $43 billion bet on a precise new way of attacking cancer
Pfizer struck a deal for drugmaker Seagen, spending some of its COVID-19 vaccine cash to expand in oncology.
How Silicon Valley's biggest investors are hoping to profit from the next pandemic
The booming pandemic-tech industry is attracting billions from VCs. Can a Silicon Valley-style disruption actually prevent the next deadly outbreak?
A new migraine medication is coming this summer — and it promises relief in just 15 minutes
The Food and Drug Administration approved Zavzpret, a nasal spray from Pfizer, on Thursday. The medication is expected to hit shelves this July.
I tried intermittent fasting like Elon Musk. My weight hasn't drastically changed, but the other benefits surprised me.
I tried the "16:8" and "Eat Stop Eat" methods for a month. Skipping lunch meant I no longer had an afternoon slump and was able to think more clearly.
Fake plastic medical devices were implanted into people with chronic pain. It was part of a medical company CEO's scheme to charge $16,000 for each one, feds allege.
The Department of Justice alleges that the CEO of a medical device company made millions of dollars defrauding federal healthcare programs.
What to know about the booming psychedelics industry, where companies are racing to turn magic mushrooms and MDMA into approved medicines
Startups focused on turning psychedelic compounds into approved medicines?have raised hundreds of millions of dollars.
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The founder of Elemy raised more than $200 million to provide better autism therapy for kids. Now he's ditching patient care to chase billions selling healthcare software.
The startup is considering no longer employing some clinicians. Instead it wants to sell them technology it's developing with their help.
OpenAI's 37-year-old CEO bet $180 million on a little-known biotech startup that's trying to help people live 10 years longer
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is backing the mysterious longevity startup Retro Biosciences, according to MIT Technology Review.
A former AncestryDNA exec launched a startup to 'put an end to allergies.' Here's the pitch deck he used to raise $16.5 million from investors.
Nectar launched in July 2022 to improve allergy care and just raised Series A funding from Harmony Partners, Juxtapose, and Obvious Ventures
Melinda Gates' venture fund just bet on hot women's health startup Tia. Here's the presentation it used to raise $100 million in 2021 to rebuild after COVID shutdowns.
Tia provides primary care, gynecology, and mental healthcare to women in California, New York, and Arizona.
More than 300 people on one of Princess Cruises' ships fell ill and suffered from vomiting and diarrhea, CDC says
Princess Cruises said the sickness was a "mild gastrointestinal illness" caused by norovirus, a contagious stomach bug.
Biotech startups raised $30 billion in 2022 and a batch of them are betting on generative AI to speed up everything from drug discovery to DNA sequencing
Generative AI is supercharging the way biotech startups operate. Here's how the technology is being used by the next generation of biotech startups.
Noom quietly started writing prescriptions for trendy new weight-loss drugs
The program, which rolled out to some users in the fall, is meant to provide "additional support" for qualifying app users, a spokesperson said.
WeightWatchers is buying a company that lets you pay $99 a month to see a doctor on video and get a prescription to popular weight-loss drug Ozempic
WeightWatchers is acquiring Sequence, a digital health platform for weight loss management, that reportedly prescribes weight loss drugs like Ozempic.
Here's what MDMA does to your brain and body
MDMA is a stimulant that can make you feel empathetic and experience mild hallucinations. It's being tested as a treatment for PTSD.
Here's every healthcare startup laying off employees in 2023, from Color to Cerebral
Digital health startups are slashing staff to stay afloat. Here are the ones that have cut employees so far in 2023.
States and healthcare organizations join forces to help people prepare for Medicaid redeterminations
A pandemic-era policy that funded continuous Medicaid enrollment will sunset starting in April.
Workers are clamoring for pricey new weight-loss drugs like Ozempic. Companies are grappling with how to respond.
Covering the weight-loss medicines threatens to send employers' costs through the roof. But without coverage, the drugs are unaffordable for many.
Artificial intelligence could soon be widely used to detect breast cancer — and may be more effective than doctors at doing so, study says
Artificial intelligence that is able to identify potential cancer from mammograms and other scans is being tested across the globe as AI's uses grow.
I made nearly $2 million in 2 years selling my nursing-school study notes on Etsy and TikTok — here's how
A hospital worker selling her study materials for $20 to $40 says people like her notes because they're hand-written and very concise.
The medical 'heroes' who help save the lives of kidney-dialysis patients when massive storms hit the US
Dialysis patients could die if they miss one treatment. But the increasing frequency of extreme weather in the US is making this risk more prevalent.
I paid $27,000 for leg-lengthening surgery to change the way I see myself. I used to feel like a child when I wore a suit and I couldn't bear jokes about my height.
Leg-lengthening surgery changed more than Ibrahim Al?an?'s height: It inspired him to quit his job, and he says he gets more compliments now.
I do private Botox parties as a fun and lucrative side gig. Here's how I got certified and what they're like.
This Florida physician started offering aesthetic injections at Botox parties after work and on her days off. Now she owns a med spa with her husband.
FTC bans online mental health company BetterHelp from sharing user data for targeted ads, as federal crackdowns on info misuse intensify
The digital therapy provider was fined $7.8 million for sharing user information with social media platforms including Facebook and Snapchat.
Elon Musk's bid to implant brain chip into humans was reportedly rejected by feds over safety risks
The FDA cited dozens of issues with the device, including concerns it could overheat or wires could move in the brain, Reuters reported.
How an AI breakthrough from Alphabet's DeepMind 'changed scientific history' and could lead to new cures
Over 1 million researchers have used the AI breakthrough that helps scientists better understand diseases. Here's how AlphaFold came to be.
Troubled mental-health startup Cerebral is cutting 15% of staff as it fights to stay afloat
Cerebral is laying off 285 employees, its third round of cuts in less than a year, as the mental-health startup fights for its survival.
Here's the 15-slide presentation Twentyeight Health used to raise $8.3 million to give Medicaid patients better reproductive healthcare
Twentyeight Health grabbed $8.3 million in pre-Series A funding using this pitch deck to provide birth control to underserved patients.
I tried getting my prescriptions from Amazon Pharmacy's new RxPass. It took forever, so I'll stick with walking over to CVS.
Amazon just launched a new subscription to get generic prescription medications for $5 a month with no delivery fees.
The 22 clinical trials that could make or break the future of the $100 billion psychedelics industry
Companies are trying to turn psychedelics into medical treatments by testing them in clinical trials. We identified the ones closest to approval.
I used psychedelics to treat my PTSD after other treatments failed. My experience using these medicines with therapy led me to found my own company.
Jonathan Sabbagh told Insider about how his use of ayahuasca and ketamine-assisted therapy led him to found his company, Journey Clinical.
Apple reportedly made a big breakthrough on a secret non-invasive blood glucose monitor project that originally was part of a 'fake' startup
Apple kept the project under wraps for years, housing it in an unaffiliated startup called Avolonte Health, Bloomberg said.
See the 9-slide presentation that convinced General Catalyst to bet on a startup that automates a crucial HR process
Disclo just landed a $5 million seed round from General Catalyst to help employers manage disability accommodations. See the pitch deck it used.
I'm a plastic surgeon who does Brazilian butt lifts. ?BBLs are my most popular procedure, but some people shouldn't have it done.
B?BLs became popular thanks to celebrities like Kim Kardashian. The surgery costs up to $25,000 and can be done safely by a properly trained surgeon.
Meet Anne Wojcicki: the sister of departing YouTube CEO, Susan Wojcicki, and a self-made multimillionaire who founded the genetic testing giant 23andMe
Anne Wojcicki is the sister of former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki. Here's a look back at how she got her start and built a genetic-testing empire.
Psychedelics really can reshape your mind, and a new study says that might help explain some of their benefits
The paper suggests that psychedelics could help regrow parts of your brain cells, a finding that could inform better treatments for mental illnesses.
Leg-lengthening surgery can cost $90,000 — here are 9 things to know before you go under the knife to become taller
Dr. Shahab Mahboubian has performed leg-lengthening surgeries for over 13 years. He said recovery requires months of physical therapy.
Childbirth is far more dangerous for women than the abortion pill, American Medical Association tells the Texas judge weighing mifepristone ban
Opponents of abortion are asking a Texas judge to ban mifepristone, which was approved by the FDA more than two decades ago.
CRISPR pioneer Feng Zhang plans to 'break open the barrier' facing gene editing after raising $193 million for his secretive new startup
"The goal is to break open the barrier that's facing genetic medicine," Feng Zhang told Insider. "Right now, one of the biggest barriers is delivery."
Russia was cut off by Viagra's manufacturer, leaving the Kremlin scrambling to commission generic erection pills
Russia said on Wednesday that 36 local companies had the "technological possibility" to create a replacement erection pill instead of Viagra.