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.
pediatric asthma monitor

SMU, U-Maryland score an NIH grant for pediatric asthma monitor

The device will monitor air quality, CO2 levels in the blood, physical activity, breathing, emotional states and other stimuli to identify asthma triggers.
Nielsen survey chart

Survey: A majority of Americans don’t use digital health technologies

9% of respondents receive reminders by text, 3% are able to send a photo of a medical condition over email, and just 2% have access to video visits.
BodySnap

Body Labs secures $8M for its 3D body modeling tech

The company will use the funds to accelerate product innovation, and expand its current market segment leadership in the 3D body modeling space.
Solera Network

Solera Health raises $3M Series A for its chronic disease prevention platform

Said platform administers and streamlines referrals, manages reimbursement and payment, and aggregates data and reporting to drive consumer engagement.
HealthGrid

HealthGrid unveils what it says is the industry’s first mHealth CRM

The new offering will allow providers to connect and engage with patients across the care continuum anywhere, anytime, and on any device.
Withings MyFitnessPal integration

MyFitnessPal and Withings prove that food and weight tracking works

The year-long study with over 37,000 users has shown that people lose 7 times more weight by combining food logging and weight tracking activities.
My Autism Team

MyHealthTeams raises $5M Series B to expand its health social networks

Overall, the company's sites have more than 300,000 members from 8 countries; MyHealthTeams has raised a total of $10.14 million to date.