Category: Health

Severe Wasting: An overlooked child survival emergency, details that around one in five deaths among children under age five, can be attributed to severe wasting. Triggered by a lack of...

A vaccinator draws a Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pediatric vaccine in Lansdale, Pennsylvania, U.S., December 5, 2021.Hannah Beier | ReutersThe Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday authorized a Pfizer booster...

Founder: Kate Ryder (CEO)Launched: 2014Headquarters: New York CityFunding: $202 millionValuation: $1 billionKey technologies: Machine learningIndustry: Health carePrevious appearances on Disruptor 50 List: 0Maven is the largest virtual clinic for women's and family...

Founders: Sami Inkinen (CEO), Stephen Phinney, Jeff VolekLaunched: 2015Headquarters: San FranciscoFunding: $366 millionValuation: $2 billionKey technologies: Artificial intelligence, machine learningIndustry: Health carePrevious appearances on Disruptor 50 List: 1 (No. 29 in 2019)Virta...

Founders: Ikenna Okezie (CEO), Tony WeltersLaunched: 2017Headquarters: McLean, VirginiaFunding: $490.1 million (PitchBook)Valuation: $2.5 billion (PitchBook)Key technologies: Artificial intelligence, machine learningIndustry: Health carePrevious appearances on Disruptor 50 List: 0When Warren Buffett buys big...

A woman shops for baby formula at Target in Annapolis, Maryland, on May 16, 2022, as a nationwide shortage of baby formula continues due to supply chain crunches tied to...

On 7 May, UK health authorities notified WHO of the confirmed case in an individual who had recently returned to the country from Nigeria.  Monkeypox is a viral disease that...

In a statement, WHO took note of the “deaths and large number of people with fever” as reported by the official news agency KCNA, for DPRK - commonly known as...

Produced jointly by the World Health Organization (WHO) and UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), The Global Report on Assistive Technology presents new evidence of the global need for - and access...

Person's hand holding a bottle of Similac baby formula from Abbott Laboratories in Lafayette, California, May 13, 2022.Smith Collection | Gado | Archive Photos | Getty ImagesWASHINGTON — Food and...