Apple Watch sensor patent

Apple Watch to serve as a health companion for the elderly?

A patent application suggests Apple wants to turn its smartwatch into a full-fledged medical device, which could automatically send out an alert when needed.
Blooming headband

Blooming aims to bring mindfulness meditation to a company near you

The hi-tech service includes stress monitoring and tracking, personal coaching, peer pressure and meditation advice to help users cope with everyday's stress.
health monitoring

Research: Adoption of health monitoring devices to hit 70M by 2020

The greater consumer affinity with connected devices will be accompanied by an upsurge in the adoption of platforms such as Apple Health and Google Fit.
Docphin

HealthTap acquires physician service Docphin

Docphin enables physicians to follow various journals, set up alerts, search PubMed, and access more than 1,000 articles by specialty, topic or drug class.
Freespira system

Palo Alto Health Sciences gets $1.9M for its app-enabled system for panic disorder

Called the Freespira Breathing System, the FDA-cleared solution is based on research from Stanford University and Boston University in the mid 2000s.
Where's My Mind

New app launches to learn how people’s minds wander

Called Where's My Mind?, the app is currently only available for Android users, prompting them at random intervals with questions about their thoughts.
mHealth app security

2016 State of App Security: mHealth apps

84% of FDA-approved apps and 80% of apps formerly approved by the NHS were vulnerable to at least 2 OWSP mobile top 10 risks.
Medelinked

Medelinked launches new program to help developers make better mHealth apps

Using the new offering, vendors can more easily deliver new connected solutions, and increase the efficiency and effectiveness of healthcare delivery.
Welkin Health

Face It TOGETHER taps Welkin Health to transform addiction care

National nonprofit aimed at ending addiction will collaborate with digital health company to serve larger populations with more cost-effective solutions.
HealthLoop

Health First, HealthLoop partner to improve patient experience

HealthLoop will help the health system establish automated communications with patients, starting with surgeons in the Orthopedic Surgery Department.