GraphWear

A wearable patch uses sweat to help athletes avoid dehydration

The GraphWear patch is made out of graphene and designed to be worn on the lower back, from where it sends information to a companion app via Bluetooth.
Health Heritage

NantHealth acquiring genomic medicine startup Health Heritage

Health Heritage is an online genomic medicine decision support application that aggregates and analyzes all kinds of data to assess disease risk.
Will Ahmed

Interview with WHOOP’s founder & CEO – Will Ahmed

The company's system provides athletes and coaches with an understanding of strain and recovery to balance training, reduce injuries and predict performance.
HTC Grip

HTC Grip won’t be out before Q1 2016

The Taiwanese company has decided to once again postpone the launch of its wearable device, the HTC Grip; we may get a series of devices, instead.
Rijuven CardioSleeve

Rijuven launches the first smart ECG stethoscope attachment for pediatrics

The FDA-cleared device called CardioSleeve connects to existing stethoscopes to combine the power of ECG, digital auscultation, and mobile app integration.
Lantern

Mental health startup Lantern launches program for dealing with stress

All of Lantern's programs are based on cognitive behavioral therapy techniques, which examines the relationship between thoughts, feelings and behaviors.
Runkeeper for Watch OS2

Runkeeper for Apple Watch now works without an iPhone around

You will need to bring the iPhone along for couple of runs/walks so that the app can calibrate, but after those few times - you are literally free to go/run.
Fossil Q line

Fossil unveils an Android Wear smartwatch and fitness trackers

The new Fossil Q series consists of 4 devices: Android Wear-powered Q Founder, Q Grant watch, and two fitness bands - Q Reveler and Q Dreamer.
Techstars & Cedars-Sinai

Techstars, Cedars-Sinai launch digital health accelerator in LA

The three-month program plans to accept 10 startups, each of which will be offered $120,000, along with mentorship and guidance; it starts in March 2016.
Amino

Amino raises $19.4M for its patient-doctor matching service

The service is powered by the database from insurance claims data with experiences from 188 million patients and 893,000 doctors in the U.S.