(CNN)The Covid-19 pandemic is moving into younger populations, health experts said Thursday, with cases skyrocketing among children, teens and young adults. Early in the outbreak, health experts stressed that older adults were most at risk for the virus that has infected more than 4.8 million people in the United States,…

TOKYO (Reuters) – Mitsubishi Motors Corp (7211.T) on Friday said that Osamu Masuko would resign as chairman due to health reasons, and hand over the role to CEO Takao Kato on a temporary basis. A veteran of the Mitsubishi conglomerate, Masuko joined the automaker in 2004, and became president in…

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Ginger, a provider of on demand mental healthcare services, has raised $50 million in a new round of funding. The new capital comes as interest and investment in mental health and wellness has emerged as the next big area of interest for investors in new technology and healthcare services companies.…

Infermedica, the Poland-founded health tech startup that offers an AI-driven platform for preliminary diagnosis and triage, has raised just over $10 million in Series A funding. The round is led by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and digital health fund Heal Capital. Existing investors Karma Ventures, Inovo…

In a sign of the growing importance and value of digital healthcare in the world of medicine, two of the industry’s publicly traded companies have agreed to a whopping $18.5 billion merger. The union of Teladoc Health, a provider of virtual care services, and Livongo, which has made a name…

Google’s latest Doodle is promoting one simple act of kindness: wearing a face mask.  Replacing the company’s logo on Wednesday, the Doodle sees the letters of Google’s name grow little legs and flip around to don a mask each, with the final latecomer ‘e’ eventually wearing a mask and throwing…

Stix, a direct-to-consumer women’s health brand, today announced the close of a $1.3 million seed round. Investors such as BDMI, Rogue Women’s Fund, Vamos Ventures, Founders Factory New York, as well as angels like Heidi Zak (ThirdLove) Laurence Franklin (Coach) and Steve Gutentag and Demetri Karagas (30 Madison) participated in…

(Reuters) – Teladoc Health (TDOC.N) said on Wednesday it would buy Livongo Health Inc (LVGO.O) in a deal valued at $18.5 billion, in a bid to create a leader in virtual care. Under the terms of the cash-and-stock deal, Livongo shares are valued at $158.98, a 10% premium to their…

HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Tuesday appointed his deputy Constantino Chiwenga as the new health minister, tasking him with reforming a decaying health sector amid a rise in COVID-19 infections and strikes by health workers. Chiwenga replaces Obaddiah Moyo who was removed from the post last month…