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July 30, 2026: Your daily rundown of health and wellness news, in under 5 minutes.

Today's top stories:

• World Economic Forum report finds fall-proofing homes, more activity, and hearing aids could save $5.8T by 2040, reframing prevention as a business strategy
• IWSR research finds 74% of legal-age Gen Z drink alcohol, nearly matching adults, as younger consumers redefine engagement rather than abandon it
• Doctronic acquires pediatric telehealth company Summer Health, extending its AI care platform to families while gaining proprietary pediatric data

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July 29, 2026: Your daily rundown of health and wellness news, in under 5 minutes.

Today's top stories:

• Cleveland Clinic and the NBPA partner on athlete performance and data, exploring athlete-owned infrastructure to extend elite insights into broader sports medicine
• Samsung unveils Samsung Health Assistant, an AI coach combining phone, watch, and ring data with new cardiovascular features and physician connections
• International Spa Association reports US spa revenue hit a record $23.5B in 2025 with 191M visits, as operators add recovery-focused services amid staffing pressures

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July 28, 2026: Your daily rundown of health and wellness news, in under 5 minutes.

Today's top stories:

• Throne raises $10M Series A to expand its AI-powered toilet sensor beyond gut health, betting the bathroom is the next frontier for passive diagnostics
• Nike and Hyperice unveil the Air Zoom Hyperslide, a recovery sandal with built-in heat and vibration therapy, embedding recovery into everyday footwear
• FDA advisory committee votes to recommend compounding six peptides including BPC-157 and MOTS-c, potentially creating a legal pathway out of the gray market

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Today, I'm joined by Jenny Duan, co-founder & CEO of Clair Health

Launching in November, Clair's wrist-worn wearable leverages a multimodal sensor and female biology world model to unlock continuous, noninvasive hormone monitoring.

In this episode, we discuss building the data infrastructure for women's health.

We also cover:

• The perimenopause opportunity
• Designing a proprietary sensor stack
• Moving toward medical device status

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Website: https://wearclair.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/clair_health

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Chapters: (00:00) Introduction (01:30) Clair product overview (02:02) Wearable design and form factor (03:00) Women's health landscape (05:40) Hormone tracking solutions gap (06:36) Technology and sensors (08:00) Accuracy and calibration (09:15) Homeodynamic vs. homeostatic (11:30) Clinical applications (13:15) Perimenopause opportunity (14:50) Female founder experience (17:00) Fundraising and team building (20:00) Investor conversations (21:20) Demand signal and waitlist (22:00) Launch strategy (25:10) Healthcare integrations (27:45) Staying laser-focused (29:41) CEO daily priorities (31:20) Clinical trials and strategy (32:12) Consumer vs. medical balance (33:05) Voice AI and app experience (35:02) Where to find (35:54) Conclusion

July 24, 2026: Your daily rundown of health and wellness news, in under 5 minutes.

Today's top stories:

• GlossGenius raises $44M at $1.15B valuation and rebrands as Genius AI, expanding beyond beauty into fitness and med spas with AI back-office tools
• Science Corp receives European approval for its Prima retinal implant, one of the first commercial neurotech devices restoring partial vision for macular degeneration
• Hilo raises $19M to bring its wearable blood pressure platform to the US, pairing a screenless device and FDA-cleared cuff with AI coaching

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July 23, 2026: Your daily rundown of health and wellness news, in under 5 minutes.

Today's top stories:

• The Trump administration announces $5B+ for the Genesis Mission, a government-wide AI initiative uniting 15 agencies to accelerate scientific and drug discovery
• Garmin acquires TrainingPeaks and TrainHeroic, adding endurance and strength coaching to evolve from device maker into a full-stack performance platform
• Whoop names cardiologist Dr. Ami Bhatt as chief medical officer, adding clinical credibility ahead of an expected IPO as wearables take on health functions

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July 22, 2026: Your daily rundown of health and wellness news, in under 5 minutes.

Today's top stories:

• Garmin launches CIRQA Smart Band, a screenless, subscription-free wearable, as hardware becomes table stakes and data interpretation becomes the real battleground
• Kalshi partners with AppliedXL to launch prediction markets forecasting clinical trial outcomes and FDA decisions, making drug development probabilities tradable
• American Heart Association guidance finds up to 400mg of caffeine daily is safe for most adults and may reduce heart disease risk, while warning on energy shots

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July 21, 2026: Your daily rundown of health and wellness news, in under 5 minutes.

Today's top stories:

• Samsung Biologics acquires PolyPeptide Group for $1.8B, expanding into peptide manufacturing as GLP-1 demand makes production capacity the real bottleneck
• Vital Signals unveils Signal Ring, a cuffless smart ring measuring blood pressure continuously, with preorders at $399 ahead of an October launch
• LeBron James says Nike's path forward starts with reconnecting to the communities and young consumers that built the brand amid slowing growth

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Today, I'm joined by Marco Suvilaakso, co-founder & co-CEO of Nucu.

Swapping wearables for "nearables," Nucu's low-touch ambient sleep monitoring platform gives guardians insight into kids' and teens' rest patterns.

In this episode, we discuss filling the market gap in pediatric sleep.

We also cover:

• Building family-focused healthtech
• Benefits of real-time hypnogram data
• Avoiding obsession over metrics

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The Fitt Insider Podcast is brought to you by EGYM. Visit EGYM.com to learn more about its smart fitness ecosystem for fitness and health facilities.

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Chapters:

(00:00) Introduction

(01:33) Marco background and Nucu overview

(05:15) Kids/teens market gap

(06:30) Customer feedback and shift

(09:54) Form factor redesign

(11:20) Sleep consciousness building

(15:03) Baseline and trend tracking

(16:00) Room conditions correlation

(18:31) Deep biometric insights

(20:00) Training schedule impact

(21:15) Lifespan data architecture

(24:15) Ecosystem partnerships

(26:30) Avoiding obsession over metrics

(29:50) Real-time hypnogram data

(33:40) Two target audiences

(36:00) Research collaborations

(37:07) Conclusion

July 17, 2026: Your daily rundown of health and wellness news, in under 5 minutes.

Today's top stories:

• Eli Lilly acquires AtaiBeckley for up to $3.8B, the largest psychedelic medicine deal yet, gaining an intranasal DMT therapy in Phase 3 for depression
• Wonder closes $650M Series D at $9B valuation, building a vertically integrated food platform spanning restaurants, delivery, and AI personalization
• Hemispheric emerges from stealth with $52M and Descartes, a foundation AI model trained on EEG data to diagnose depression, PTSD, and Alzheimer's

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