Cala Health

Cala Health gets $18M for wearable device that treats hand tremors

The company was founded by Stanford Biodesign 2012 fellow Kate Rosenbluth who won a $10,000 "Boomer" award and $25,000 from a UC Berkeley startup competition.
Lumo Lift joins Walgreens Balance Rewards Program

Lumo Lift joins Walgreens Balance Rewards Program

Users can now earn Walgreens Balance Rewards points for daily step counts, and later redeem them to save on merchandise at Walgreens in-store or online.
Zocdoc logo

Zocdoc gets a new logo, website and color scheme

The new logo called Zee comes in yellow, representing a line drawing of a dynamic letter Z and two eyes that evokes an always-changing patient face.
MS Research with the machine learning prototype in Cambridge

Microsoft, Novartis working on a Kinect-based MS assessment tool

The system is designed to deliver more objective measurements, while also enabling patients to perform these tests from their homes.
PokItDok

PokitDok raises strategic round from McKesson Ventures

Launched in 2011, the company has developed a set of APIs that allow healthcare companies to more easily build out apps and services.
Hometeam

In-home care startup Hometeam gets $5M from Kaiser Permanente Ventures

Founded in 2013, the company provides families with expert caregiver matching, custom iPads, and a care team to promote healthy and active days.
GreatCall Link app

GreatCall Link Check-Ins gives caregivers peace of mind

Using the Link app, caregiver can schedule the type of question, frequency, and the methods in which they want to be notified of any issues.
mHealth

Research: mHealth information services to reach more than 150M users by 2020

The adoption of these services will increase as service providers roll out initiatives to tackle issues such as infant mortality and infectious diseases.
Vitality Group

Manulife life insurance to reward members for healthy living

Members will receive personalized health goals, and be able to log their activities using online and automated tools, supported by modern wearable devices.
Moves app

Study: Fear of losing reward helps reach activity tracking goals

The 26-week trial, funded by the National Institute on Aging, included 281 adults and was conducted between March and September 2014.