Healthyday

J&J’s subsidiary launches realtime health map app for iPhone

The application called Healthyday sources data from Sickweather, which itself is looking into social media and user reports to put disease outbreaks on a map.
Aledade

Aledade raises $30M to help small practices in the age of Obamacare

The company helps small doctor practices band together in so-called accountable care organizations (ACOs), enabled by the Affordable Care Act.
Senior Design Students, Oculus Rift, Leap Motion Project, Paul T

Oculus Rift VR headset used to fight phobias

A couple students at Santa Clara University are working on using the Oculus Rift VR headset to fight phobias, starting with fear of heights and flying.
FDA, PatientsLikeMe team-up to increase patient experience of drugs in post market reviews

FDA, PatientsLikeMe team-up to increase patient experience of drugs in post market reviews

The FDA will get access to PatientsLikeMe's 110,000 adverse event reports on 1,000 different medications will be used as a supplement to traditional sources.
LiveRowing's founder Nick Sheedy

Interview with LiveRowing’s founder Nick Sheedy

The company is set out to take the isolation out of indoor rowing and connect people by introducing social and gamification into the workout.
Fitbit in hand

Fitbit spent most money advertising its fitness trackers last year

The company has spent about $21.6 across TV, magazines and the Web; Garmin came in second at $18.7 million, while Samsung was third with $11.6 million.
Doctor on Demand screengrab

Doctor On Demand testing telehealth kiosks in Wegmans stores

Users at Wegmans locations in DeWitt, N.Y., Niagara Falls, N.Y., Allentown, Pa., and Fairfax, Va. can already connect with remote physicians.
Catalia Health - Mabu robot

Catalia Health raises $1.25M for its healthcare robot

Khosla Ventures led the round which will help the company bring its cute robot called Mabu to the market later this year, and scale up the business.
Health Harmony

Intel-GE Care Innovations to test telehealth with the Front Porch Center for Innovation and...

Select residents of Kingsley Manor in Los Angeles and Claremont Manor in Claremont, CA will use Care Innovations' RPM platform to collaborate for better care.
Lir Scientific - Brightly

Startup creates a bladder-sensing wearable

Lir Scientific's Brightly is a smart patch designed to be worn on the abdomen to track the user's bladder fullness and help remind people to urinate.