AARP study

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

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

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.
Vida personal health coach app

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

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 app

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.
Apple ResearchKit

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

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

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.
HealthMine table

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.