Barry's Luxury Play, Clair's Hormone Monitor, Solius' UVB Device

June 18, 2026: Your daily rundown of health and wellness news, in under 5 minutes.

Today's top stories:

Clair raises $11.6M ahead of November launch of continuous hormone monitor using 10 biosensors and 130+ biomarkers to estimate estrogen and progesterone, with 25,000 on waitlist
Solius launches SoleusPro, an FDA-cleared device delivering personalized UVB therapy without prescription, securing 1,000+ pre-orders as startups engineer the environment around the body
Balenciaga partners with Barry's for global studio takeovers across eight cities with branded classes and specialty smoothies as fashion, fitness, and luxury overlap

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