Unilever Buys Grüns, Function Acquires GetLabs, Gym Memberships Climb

April 10, 2026: Your daily rundown of health and wellness news, in under 5 minutes.

Today's top stories:

• Function acquires Getlabs to bring blood draws in-home, expanding beyond Quest partnership after acquiring Ezra to build integrated diagnostics stack
• US gym membership hits record 81M in 2025 with 26.1% of Americans belonging to facilities, as no-show rates drop from 10% to 4.6%
• Unilever acquires Grüns for $1.2B after brand scales to $300M revenue in four years shipping 10M daily greens gummies daily across 7K retail locations

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