mHealth Spot

The solution leapfrogs the features of traditional data warehousing, clinical data repositories, and health information exchanges.

The Eight Roads China Healthcare Fund has secured $250M to invest in China, while OrbiMed has $551M for investments in China and India.

Device shipments grew 10.3% year over year to hit 26.3 million units during the second quarter of 2017; smartwatches grew 60.9%.

If Fitbit can do it, so can Garmin; the wearable packs contactless payments and support for third-party apps.

The new products could help the Korean company capture a portion of the premium wearables market.

During the program, the startups will be paired with mentors and partners to validate their business model, product and business development.

Among those offering free telehealth services are MDLive, Doctors on Demand, Teladoc and EpicMD.

Called BiliScreen, it relies on computer vision algorithms and machine learning tools to detect increased bilirubin levels in a person's sclera.

The low-cost device is capable of testing for certain diseases like the flu, bacterial infections and even cancer.

The company has also announced a new smart scale (Aria 2), sweat-proof Bluetooth headphones (Flyer), and new premium guidance and coaching offering.