Healthcare biometrics revenue to hit $12.5B worldwide by 2024
The market will be driven by home/remote patient access, care provider authentication, patient identification and tracking, and pharmacy dispensing.
New Balance should acquire RunKeeper
Under Armour has scooped-up MapMyFitness, Endomondo, MyFitnessPal and Gritness; Adidas has acquired Runtastic; while Nike has its own digital division.
Fitbit launches Windows 10 app
The application features live tiles support, quick actions, Cortana and Notification center support, and Universal design with continuum support.
Accenture: 51% of digital health start-ups will fail within two years
However, this will allow big companies to mine these "zombie" start-ups for talent or innovative technologies that could bolster existing solutions.
Windows 10 for medical devices, Internet of Things unveiled
Windows 10 IoT Core lacks many of the features regular Windows 10 has, but will make sure an array of devices can connect to each other.
Mobile healthcare delivery startup Dispatch Health raises $3.6M seed round
The Denver, Colorado-based company provides mobile, onsite healthcare for acute care patients via a high-tech, low-cost solution.
PDR launches revamped mobilePDR app
Part of the Physicians' Desk Reference suite of services, the application -- available for iOS and Android -- features timely updates to all drug information.
Scripps Health launches mobile apps for iOS, Android
Available as a free download, the application provides patients and visitors with information about physicians, and Scripps hospitals and clinics.
Roche unveils app that measures Parkinson’s disease fluctuations
The app is made to complement the traditional physician-led assessments with automated tests that continuously measure their symptom fluctuations.
Nonin Medical’s smartphone-connected pulse oximeter now available outside of the U.S.
With NoninConnect Model 3230 Bluetooth Smart wireless finger pulse oximeter, clinicians can view patients' SpO2 readings from a distance in real time.









