Forward Uses Technology to Enhance Experience at Doctor's Office
Forward is all about proactive versus reactive healthcare and at the center of it is founder and CEO Adrian Aoun. He joins Alyssa Julya Smith at Forward's Los Angeles location to talk about some of the benefits of Forward and how technology is being used to help with preventative healthcare.
He explains that Tesla's and iPhone's can predict when they're likely to break down and intervene to fix things before it happens and that should be the same with healthcare. Forward created
personalized health plans through an in-depth understanding of a person's genetics, blood test results, biomarkers and daily lifestyle.
Aoun also explains that Forward doesn't use insurance, but is based on a monthly membership cost that allows Forward to do full diagnostic tests without hidden fees or bills from blood work or other lab testing, explaining that it's all done in the office.
Amazon says it will be closing down all 68 of its pop-up shops throughout the U.S. and United Kingdom. The e-commerce giant makes the move as it looks to evolve its other brick and mortar chains like Whole Foods and eventually grow into a physical retail powerhouse. Cheddar News was joined by Deren Baker, CEO of Edge by Ascential, to talk more about Amazon's plans to become a retail powerhouse.
NFT and digital collecting platform Neon recently raised $3 million in seed funding. The startup also launched the world's first NFT vending machine, located in New York City's Financial District. Neon says it aims to be the simplest and most accessible way to buy, sell, and trade NFTs, both online and in the real world. Kyle Zappitell, CEO of Neon, joined Cheddar News' Closing Bell to discuss.
President Biden has banned imports of Russian oil to the U.S. in retaliation for its invasion of Ukraine. The president warned of higher prices at the gas pump, leading some analysts to think it could propel the transition to clean, renewable energy. Michael Jones, chairman and CEO of investment solutions company Caravel Concepts, discussed how the ban is hitting green energy stocks as gas prices continue to surge. "I think the 10-year prospects for renewables just got a whole lot better because ultimately this is going to force a transition into renewables," he said.
Award winning journalist Soledad O'Brien teamed up with Edelman Financial to launch her all-new podcast 'Everyday Wealth' aimed at helping women and men alike in all stages of their wealth planning journey. O'Brien joined Cheddar to discuss female entrepreneurship and the importance of financial literacy, especially among women who were disproportionally affected by the pandemic.
A Russian airstrike on a Mariupol maternity hospital that killed three people drew outrage, with Ukrainian and Western officials branding it a war crime.
Stocks slipped on Wall Street Thursday as markets remain choppy amid uncertainty about where inflation, interest rates and the global economy are heading.
Inflation hit another four-decade high in February, according to the latest Consumer Price Index, priming the U.S. economy for persistent price gains through 2022.
Bess Freedman, CEO of Brown Harris Stevens, discusses the factors impacting the housing market and spotlights the latest trends within New York's luxury real estate.
Colgate-Palmolive is shedding light on the little-known fact that oral health is integral to overall health. The consumer products company will commit $100 million over five years to transform the way the world thinks about and addresses oral health. Maria Ryan, Chief Clinical Officer at Colgate-Palmolive, discusses why oral health is so vital to our physical and mental well-being.