A Mysterious Anonymous Letter Was Allegedly Behind Target’s Decision To Stop Selling Hampton Creek
A source close to the eggless mayonnaise startup said that a mysterious letter — falsely attributed to Hampton Creek’s CEO — alleged that its products were unsafe and mislabeled.
This Bogus Cancer Cure From The 1970s Is Finding New Life Online
Apricot seeds can cure cancer — or so thousands of cancer patients believed in the 1970s, despite lotss of evidence to the contrary. Now, in an era when natural remedies are no longer fringe and wellness is a multitrillion-dollar industry, this widely debunked theory has taken on a new life as a hydra-headed e-commerce ecosystem that regulators are virtually powerless to stop.
Egg-Freezing And IVF Are Tech’s Hottest Perk
Talking about IVF and egg-freezing used to be taboo. But at a growing number of tech companies — not just Apple and Facebook — women and other employees are starting to push for fertility coverage.
This Doctor Says Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop Promotes Bullshit. Goop Just Clapped Back.
Goop, Paltrow’s wellness empire, has fired back against one of its loudest critics and defended its vaginal jade eggs. “I’m absolutely flabbergasted that they chose me as the center of their ire,” Jen Gunter told BuzzFeed News.
Here’s How Much Money B-List Celebs Made Sponsoring This Bogus Food Intolerance Test On Instagram
How do you persuade B-list celebrities to plug your scientifically bogus food intolerance test on Instagram? Former employees at Pinnertest say it involves buying social media followers and paying stars thousands of dollars.
The Future Of Health Care Could Be Humans, Robots — Or Both
Omada Health recently laid off some human staff to focus on AI-augmented health coaching. Whether the gambit works will reveal a lot about the future of digital health.
There’s A New Way To Pay For IVF, But No Guarantee It’ll Pay Off
Future Family will guide you through egg-freezing and IVF, and even pay for the procedures upfront. It’s one of several companies capitalizing on the high cost of — and demand for — fertility treatment. But the financial agreements involved aren’t risk-free.
Andreessen Horowitz Is Digging Deeper Into Biotech
The Silicon Valley venture capital firm is bringing on biotech executive Jorge Conde to invest $200 million in software and biology startups.
This Startup Gets People High — In The Name Of Science
Startups like Hound Labs are inventing breathalyzers to answer a complicated question: How high are you, exactly?
This Startup Wants To Track Your Smartphone — To Improve Your Mental Health
Mindstrong Health wants to mine your smartphone to understand your state of mind. It’s been joined by star neuroscientist Thomas Insel, who left Verily, a much bigger and better-funded rival.
Celebrities On Instagram Love This Food Test, But Scientists Say It’s Bogus
Lindsay Lohan, Mario Lopez, and other stars endorse a $490 blood test that claims to reveal your food intolerances. Experts say they know of no science to support such a test.
This Former FDA Chief Is Heading To Silicon Valley To Join Alphabet's Life Sciences Division
Cardiologist and former FDA commissioner Robert Califf is joining both Verily and Duke University to work on projects using data science to improve health care.
Your Apple Watch Could Someday Detect This Risky Heart Condition
A new, preliminary study suggests that the Apple Watch could spot a serious medical condition known as atrial fibrillation.
A Scientist Is Leaving Google For A Mental Health Startup
Less than a year and a half after Alphabet's life sciences division hired Thomas Insel to lead a mental-health technology team, he is leaving to work on his own startup.
Lyme Patients Are Bending The Old Rules Of Scientific Research, To The Dismay Of Some Scientists
Feeling neglected by traditional scientific research, thousands of chronic Lyme disease patients are turning to the internet to conduct a study of their own. Critics worry their data won’t be useful.
Can A Simple Blood Test Really Spot Cancer Early? Don’t Bet On It Yet, Scientists Say.
Well-funded startups like Freenome and Grail say they’re making tests that spot cancer before you know you have it. They have divulged little about the science behind their vision — and many scientists are skeptical.
Here's How Accurate The Fitbit Alta HR Actually Is
We pitted Fitbit's new ultra-slim wristband against a chest strap to see just how accurately it could measure beats per minute.
A Pharma Company Is Sponsoring An iPhone App To Fight The Opioid Crisis It Helped Start
Purdue Pharma’s blockbuster painkiller, OxyContin, is widely blamed for setting off the opioid epidemic. Now the company is starting an iPhone and Apple Watch study that aims to get patients off their medications.
We Tried The Fitbit Alta HR, An Ultra-Thin Heart Rate Tracker
The stylish fitness wearable gets an upgrade, and the app gets new sleep-tracking features.
This Biotech CEO Doesn't Have A PhD, But He Did Leave School Under A Cloud
Gabriel Otte has been identified on many websites, including his own company’s, as having a PhD. But he does not. The CEO of Freenome, which is backed by Andreessen Horowitz, left a PhD program at the University of Pennsylvania, where a professor raised questions about some of his research, BuzzFeed News has learned.