Red Cross unveils new mobile app to drive blood donations
The Red Cross's Blood Donor app is looking to attract people in more adequate way regarding today's social trends and technologies.
Singapore gets its first telehealth programme for heart failure patients
The innovative programme integrates three key elements: tele-monitoring, tele-education, and tele-care support via the EH Alliance's nurse telecarers.
A group of students launch health-tech incubator at UC Berkeley
Dubbed Catalyst@Berkeley, this student-led incubator program is already looking to recruit applicants for its first batch of health-enthusiastic entrepreneurs.
Otoharmonics’ Levo System receives FDA 510(k) clearance
Levo identifies and maps an individual's unique sound print using custom-fit ear buds and proprietary software on iOS devices.
Vital Connect HealthPatch MD biosensor gets FDA clearance for home monitoring
The device weighs only 10 grams and is only 6 mm thick, making it comfortable for patients and less obtrusive than conventional monitoring equipment.
Amazon eyeing the digital health sector
The online retail giant has recently met with the FDA but what the two parties discussed is unknown; is Amazon looking to create a HealthKit-like service?
AliveCor gets FDA clearance to detect a serious heart condition
The company's algorithm can detect if patients are experiencing AFib through real-time ECG recordings taken on the mobile phone with AliveCor Heart Monitor.
Philosys’ Gmate SMART Blood Glucose Monitoring System gets FDA 510K approval
Gmate SMART meter connects to the headphone jack of an iOS device and with an accompanying mobile app, it delivers accurate and fast blood glucose results.
Intel, Michael J Fox Foundation team-up to improve Parkinson’s disease monitoring and treatment
Smart watches will be used to continuously record patient data which will later be analyzed to detect patterns and, hopefully, make new discoveries.
Verizon donates mobile health gadgets to Saint Joseph Hospital Foundation
Under the deal, Verizon Foundation will provide Verizon's LTE-enabled mobile devices and data connections, as well as $125,000 to purchase biometric devices.