It turns out that maybe, just maybe, spending a lot of time staring at your phone and reading bad news isn’t great for your outlook on life or humanity. That’s the finding of a recent study published in the Journal of Computers in Human Behavior Reports, which linked doomscrolling to existential anxiety, despair, distrust and […]
TechCrunch Minute: Doomscrolling probably isn’t great for your mental health
It turns out that maybe, just maybe, spending a lot of time staring at your phone and reading bad news isn’t great for your outlook on life or humanity. That’s the finding of a recent study published in the Journal of Computers in Human Behavior Reports, which linked doomscrolling to existential anxiety, despair, distrust and […]
Mental health insurance platform ifeel raises a $20 million Series B
Mental health issues like stress, depression and anxiety can lead to work-related illnesses, absences and long-term sick leave. But many companies think offering a gym membership is enough. Ifeel — a European startup that decided mental health should be tackled differently and which raised $ 6.6 million in 2021 — has now raised a $ […]
Deal Dive: Amae Health is building an in-person approach to mental healthcare in an increasingly digital space
When Sonia García and Stas Sokolin decided to launch Amae Health to solve the broken care system for people with severe mental illness, they were already intimately familiar with the industry’s issues. “I started thinking about this problem a very long time ago,” said Sokolin, Amae’s CEO. “I grew up with a sister who had […]
Red Sox mental mistakes reach new low on Thursday
The Boston Red Sox haven’t had the smartest start to their 2024 campaign, as they’ve made a ton of errors and frequently run into runs on the basepaths. However, Boston’s gaffes reached a new low on Thursday against the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field. In the bottom half of the first inning, the Red Sox’s […]