AARP: 50+ population want to embrace modern wearable technology
At the end of the six-week trial, 71% of participants reported increased awareness of activity, sleep or eating habits; and 45% reported increased motivation.
Picwell raises $4M Series A to make it easier to select the right health...
The company is cash flow positive and will use the funds to expand operations and accelerate the development of related consumer decision support products.
medCPU raise $8M for its clinical decision support solution
The company's solution medCPU Advisor acquires and processes both structured and unstructured data immediately as it is entered into a clinician's EMR system.
AstraZeneca, Vida to offer a coaching program for heart attack patients
Whereas users are typically required to pay $49 per month, select patients in participating hospitals will be able to use the new Day-by-Day app for free.
Welkin Health raises $2M for its disease management coaching service
Humana's Innovation Group will pilot Welkin's solution on its population health management program for members who are in their 70s and have diabetes.
Pager raises $14M to expand to new cities
First it will go to San Francisco, and then in 2016, to other major metro areas; the company is also looking to partner with healthcare organizations.
GlaxoSmithKline, Purdue Pharma looking to test ResearchKit for drug R&D
While GSK is looking to integrate Apple's platform into clinical trials, Purdue is only in the proof-of-concept stage in its ResearchKit exploration.
Dreamit Health Philadelphia unveils its 2015 class of startups
Companies accepted to the program will participate in a 16-week boot camp from July to October, and will be offered tools and support to kickstart their growth.
Curely raises $2M for its text-based telehealth service
Doctors on the platform cannot diagnose conditions or prescribe medication; they will answer questions related to symptoms, follow-up care, or wellness.
Almost a half of users discovered their chronic condition through a wellness program
According to a HealthMine survey, 74% of users believe wellness programs should include genetic testing as a way to identify risk for chronic conditions.









