Brazil was and still is one of the countries most impacted by the covid-19 pandemic. Many days in April of 2021 still had death tolls of around four thousand. Sirio Libanês, a top-tier hospital in Brasil, decided to use AI to help reduce the strain on hospital capacity, but also had to navigate the challenges of having a small data science team.
Tempus uses AI to help doctors and institutions to fight cancer and other diseases. The company has built the world’s largest library of clinical and molecular data and is now valued at more than $8 billion dollars.
Whoop is a fantastic subscription based fitness monitor that gathers and analyzes over 1,000 more data than its competitors and delivers personalized insights to its fanatical customers.
CoachUp: Find your personal trainer the way you find your Uber driver.
Chance or intention? As the world entered lockdown, Peloton’s stay at home business model becomes one of the few viable alternatives for millions of people who seek to stay fit. COVID-19 has disrupted fitness behavior and can be a golden opportunity for Peloton to increase its presence and expand its total addressable market.
In a time of great uncertainty, people are looking to mindfulness and meditation apps for a respite from the crisis, with Headspace at the forefront.
Equinox and SoulCycle timed their digital release perfectly – during lockdown. But was it a job well done?
Before COVID-19, fitness spending was booming with much of the growth coming from boutique fitness studios. With their studios closed, how have they adjusted to providing experiences for their customers at home? Barry’s Bootcamp has tried to bounce back by launching their At-Home workouts live with instructors on Zoom. Is this a good strategy and should they continue to do this once COVID-19 is over?
The use of teleconsultation has increased by a hundred time since the outbreak. With an exponential growth, and by supporting practitioners and hospitals, Doctolib is building an empire in digital health.
Strava is a fitness tracking application for “dedicated” cyclists and runners. The origin of Strava is from the Swedish word for striving: strava. Founded in 2009 by Mark Gainey and Richard Shaw [1], Strava has grown into one of the […]
