Russia recorded 19,290 coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, the lowest number since November 3, the anti-coronavirus crisis center said on Monday. The overall case tally has reached 3,738,690, […]
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Back to news homeModerna says it’s making variant-specific COVID-19 vaccines, but its existing vaccine should still work
Moderna has detailed some of the steps it’s taking to ensure that its vaccine remains effective in the face of emerging strains of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that leads to COVID-19. […]
Russia Reports 21,127 New Coronavirus Cases, 491 Deaths
Russia reported 21,127 new coronavirus cases in the preceding 24 hours on Sunday, including 3,069 in Moscow, taking the national tally to 3,719,400. Authorities also reported an additional 491 deaths, […]
Russia Reports 20,921 New Coronavirus Cases, 559 Deaths
Russia on Saturday reported 20,921 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, including 2,668 in Moscow, taking the national tally to 3,698,273, Reuters reported. Authorities also reported an additional […]
Extra Crunch roundup: Digital health VC survey, edtech M&A, deep tech marketing, more
I had my first telehealth consultation last year, and there’s a high probability that you did, too. Since the pandemic began, consumer adoption of remote healthcare has increased 300%. Speaking […]
End-to-end operators are the next generation of consumer business
Roger Lee Contributor Roger Lee is a general partner at Battery Ventures, based in Menlo Park, CA, who focuses on investments in software and consumer tech, including online marketplaces. More […]
Hims, the telehealth startup, saw its shares slip in their trading debut — and that’s fine with its CEO
Hims & Hers, a San Francisco-based telehealth startup that sells sexual wellness and other health products and services to millennials, began trading publicly today on the NYSE after completing a […]
It may not be as glamorous as D2C, but beauty tech is big money
Sindhya Valloppillil Contributor Sindhya Valloppillil is the founder and CEO of Skin Dossier, a venture partner at Next Gen Ventures, a freelance writer and formerly a beauty industry executive and […]
Flo gets FTC slap for sharing user data when it promised privacy
The FTC has reached a settlement with Flo, a period- and fertility tracking app with 100M+ users, over allegations it shared users’ health data with third party app analytics and […]
Kyrgyzstan Awaits Russian Permit for Deliveries of Sputnik V Vaccine
Kyrgyzstan, having submitted a request to obtain the Russian Sputnik V vaccine against the coronavirus, awaits a permit from Russian authorities to deliver it to the republic, Kyrgyz Health Minister […]