Teddy Ricketson is a Digital Content Producer at The Sporting News. He joined the team in 2024 after spending the last three years writing for Vox Media as part of its DK Nation/Network team. Teddy does his best to support the South Carolina Gamecocks and Carolina Panthers, but tends to have more fun cheering on […]
Heart disease is the world’s biggest killer — this Cambridge Uni spinout is using AI to find new treatments
While artificial intelligence (AI) promises to transform all manner of industries, the biggest game-changing breakthroughs in this new era of data-infused machine intelligence arguably lies in the field of drug discovery. By analyzing vast amounts of biological data, AI can help researchers predict how different chemical compounds will interact with specific targets in the body, […]
Eko Health scores $41M to detect heart disease earlier and more accurately
In 1816, French physician René Laennec invented an instrument that allowed doctors to listen to human hearts and lungs. That device — a stethoscope — eventually evolved from a simple wooden tube to a lightweight two-earpiece version most doctors today wear on their necks. Eko Health, a startup founded in 2013, is bringing this ubiquitous […]
Suni Lee kidney disease: How USA gymnastics star recovered from condition that threatened Olympics
Suni Lee seemed on track to make another Olympics. She would compete her second and final year of NCAA gymnastics at Auburn in 2023 before returning to elite training a year before the Games. Her plans were halted as soon as they began when she was diagnosed with an incurable kidney disease. The 2021 Olympic […]
Metyos is building a biowearable to monitor chronic kidney disease
Alexandre Boulanger is better know for building self-balancing exoskeletons at Wandercraft. For his next trick the Paris-based robotics entrepreneur is fronting work on a far lighter kind of wearable: An arm-worn patch for monitoring chronic kidney disease (CKD). The medtech startup — Metyos — where Boulanger is CEO, is a joint effort: Co-founded with CTO Olga […]