Research

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.

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.

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.

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.

If primary care physician's (PCP) time is reduced by only 5 minutes, that could free up the equivalent of 37,000 PCPs, without the need to hire more doctors.

Respondents were most likely to search for physician (44%) and hospital (33%) reviews, followed by nursing homes (10%) and professional caregivers (7%).

Nearly two-thirds of Apple's wearable users are exercising more often and for longer periods of time, according to a survey involving 1,500 users.

At $15.8 million, the average deal size is the largest yet, although deal count is down 9% compared to last year (when looking at US deals over $2M).

Consumers with diabetes and pre-diabetes are more engaged to manage their health, with 45% of them using mobile devices or apps to track their disease.

A total of $4.7 billion has been raised from the start of the year; in comparison, Q3 2014 saw companies raising a comparable sum of $1.89 billion.