HealthJibe

Mobile consumer health engagement platform HealthJibe unveiled

Designed as part of a health benefits plan, the solution brings health risk awareness, prevention and lifestyle habits into the employee's daily routine.
Gauss Surgical

Gauss Surgical’s receives CE mark for its surgical blood loss system

The company's flagship offering Triton scans surgical sponges and blood bearing canisters to estimate the amount of blood contained in them.
digital health

Survey: Users expect better experience from mHealth apps

More than one-third of respondents said the apps were confusing to use and 30 percent said they did not like that the apps shared their data with friends.
fitness app

Survey: 58% of smartphone users have downloaded a fitness/health app

The study has also found that 41% of respondents would not pay for a health app, while 20% would pay a maximum of $1.99, and 22% would pay $2.00 - $5.99.
Yale EPV app

Yale’s new ResearchKit app aims to prevent pregnancy loss

The ResearchKit-based study seeks to determine whether estimated placental volume (EPV) measurements can be used to predict pregnancy outcome.
weight app

Study: Weight loss app doesn’t work better than printed materials

The 365-participant two-year study was comparing a specially designed mobile app with a traditional method of distributing fliers at a doctor's office.
FitStar multiscreen

FitStar comes to Android

FitStar Personal Trainer for Android includes four goal-based programs -- Get Strong, Get Lean, Get Moving and Daily Dose -- as well as Freestyle sessions.
Due Date Plus

Wildflower Health brings its mobile maternity program to Louisiana and Texas

Called Due Date Plus, the data-driven program identifies high-risk complications and drives appropriate actions; it currently covers over two million lives.
Project: EVO game

This mobile game may help children with ADHD

Developed by Akili Interactive Labs, Project: EVO was designed to assess and treat cognitive issues; it adapts the intensity of the game to the player.
Brainwell

Monclarity raises $5M for games that improve cognitive functions

The company has also announced its first app called Brainwell, an app that aims to strengthen and improve six cognitive domains of the brain.