Anyone who’s ever stepped foot in a dentist’s office or walked by the pretzel stand at the mall recognizes the link between scent and the brain. Aromatherapy, then, logically makes sense. But proving scientifically that certain smells can calm people, or help people fall asleep, is a different story. While it’s been around since ancient […]
A health coaching startup founded by Cleveland Clinic wellness chief Dr. Michael Roizen and TV star Dr. Mehmet Oz has raised $1.6 million, according to a regulatory document. MedCity News reported in March that Enforcer eCoaching was aiming to raise $3 million in investment funding. A subsequent regulatory filing revealed that the company has raised […]
A wellness advice startup founded by Cleveland Clinic wellness chief Dr. Michael Roizen and TV star Dr. Mehmet Oz is looking to raise $3 million in investment funding, according to a regulatory document filed this week. Not much information on the company, Enforcer eCoaching, is available. It doesn’t have a website, and company executives, including […]
Dr. Michael Roizen knows wellness. He also knows commerce. Cleveland Clinic‘s first-ever chief wellness officer jumped on the wellness trend early. He’s best known as one of the “YOU” docs, thanks to his high-profile collaborations with TV star Dr. Mehmet Oz. But Roizen has showcased an innate ability to launch new concepts and businesses that leverage his personal wellness image and his affiliation with Cleveland Clinic. His investments and enterprises continue to leverage his YOU-doc status, making Roizen a wellness enforcer, an early-stage investor and the one-time backer of a quick-serve health-drink machine.
Entrepreneurial Cleveland Clinic wellness guru Dr. Michael Roizen is aiming to further cash in on the wellness wave by starting another company, an online wellness coaching startup called Enforcer eCoaching. Information on the company is limited and COO Marty Butler declined to answer questions about the venture, noting that Enforcer eCoaching is still in its […]
The team behind YouBeauty.com believes that broccoli is beautiful, big names could mean big dollars, and that a women’s health site can succeed by relying on science. Front and center on this new women’s health website are the “The You Docs” – TV star Dr. Mehmet Oz and wellness author Dr. Michael Roizen. Behind the […]
A specialty drug is a class of prescription medications used to treat complex, chronic or rare medical conditions. Although this classification was originally intended to define the treatment of rare, also termed “orphan” diseases, affecting fewer than 200,000 people in the US, more recently, specialty drugs have emerged as the cornerstone of treatment for chronic and complex diseases such as cancer, autoimmune conditions, diabetes, hepatitis C, and HIV/AIDS.
More than 1,000 healthcare executives, investors, entrepreneurs and clinicians are expected to descend on Northeast Ohio as the Cleveland Clinic kicks off its annual Innovations Summit on Monday afternoon.
Cleveland Clinic has released a free wellness application for mobile devices that combines a pedometer with various walking challenges.
Updated 4:07 p.m., June 11, 2010. The Cleveland Clinic is emerging as a leader in the wellness industry. The Ohio institution known worldwide for its heart care may soon also be known for reversing diabetes and high blood pressure — even some cancers — with its public health, employee wellness and integrative medicine practices, as […]
The Cleveland Clinic is considering launching two wellness businesses and a franchise of disease reversal centers — the latest evidence that the institution known worldwide for its heart care is taking a leading position in the $100 billion wellness industry. Dr. Michael Roizen, the Clinic’s chief wellness officer and leader of its Wellness Institute, is […]
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
You can add newly launched iVillage Health to the roster of media outlets for the Cleveland Clinic‘s chief wellness officer, Dr. Michael Roizen. Roizen is a New York Times best-selling co-author of several “YOU” books, television talk show regular and one of the media’s go-to authorities on wellness. He leads the Clinic’s Wellness Institute, which […]
Hospitals nationwide have created observation units to watch patients for a few hours or a few days without admitting them, according to the Columbus Dispatch. The practice can cut cost of billing by one-third, and insurers are more likely to cover the cost.
While the Cleveland Clinic has many faces, Dr. Michael Roizen's is the face of wellness. And that face is a money-maker for Cleveland's largest health system.
Charging patients for episodes of care, rather than creating a separate charge for each medical service performed, has the most potential to save money in the U.S. health care system, according to a study by the Rand Corp.
The Cleveland Clinic's wellness guru Dr. Michael Roizen is making early publicity rounds with medical answer-show host Dr. Mehmet Oz on the latest installment of their popular YOU books -- YOU, Having a Baby. The two talked with ABC's Good Morning America host Diane Sawyer Monday morning.
