Nourish Secures $100M for Metabolic Health Clinic
Marissa Plescia / medcitynews - Nourish’s Series C round was led by Menlo Ventures, with participation from Thrive Capital, Index Ventures, J.P. Morgan Growth Equity Partners, Maverick Ventures, Y Combinator, BoxGroup, Atomico, Daybreak and Operator Partners.The post Nourish Secures $10…
AI Summary: Nourish secured a $100 million funding round to expand its virtual metabolic-health and nutrition care model, doubling down on physician integration and broader clinical rollout. The company plans to scale tele-nutrition services and deepen provider partnerships to treat metabolic disease at home, aiming to convert weight and metabolic management into reimbursable medical care.
Anxiety-related pediatric visits in primary care rise 300%: Study
Ella Ruder / beckershospitalreview - Anxiety-related visits in pediatric primary care settings increased 300% between 2014 and 2023, according to a May 18 study published in JAMA Network Open. Researchers from Boston University’s School of Public Health and the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care In…
AI Summary: Analysis reveals a roughly 300% increase in anxiety-related visits to primary care among children, straining clinics and signaling a nationwide mental-health wave. Primary-care physicians are now de facto child mental-health providers, with experts urging expanded behavioral services, school-based supports and parental resources to manage what’s become an urgent, system-wide demand.