PokitDok gets money from Guardian Life’s VC arm
The capital will be used to fund the development of DokChain, blockchain for healthcare, and expand access to PokitDok's API solutions.
Gero unveils personal wellness calculator for smartphones and wearables
The technology allows users to continuously monitor their wellness status in response to different lifestyle choices.
clair-S aims to help you get a better night sleep
The device combines an air purifier equipped with a Bluetooth speaker, and a companion mobile app to improve one's sleep quality.
iExhale get $1.86 million in seed funding
The company will use the funds to build and enhance its offerings, and expand its mental health platform across the nation.
The Calorie Mama app can easily recognize your food
The free to download food photo app can recognize your food to simplify the calorie counting process.
WebMD comes to Amazon Alexa
The site's physician-reviewed information about conditions, drugs, symptoms and other health-related topics now available in response to spoken questions.
Humana, Quartet team-up to improve mental health care in New Orleans
Quartet's platform allows primary care physicians to initiate their patients into a proven collaborative behavioral program.
HealthTap makes its service available in Spanish
Spanish-speaking users will benefit from round the clock access to top U.S. doctors and their knowledge via video, text, or voice.
Mount Sinai taps Kyruus for provider data management, patient-provider matching
The New York health system will implement Kyruus' patient access solution to match referrals to the most clinically appropriate providers.
Telehealth could increase costs in some cases
A new study of commercial claims data on acute respiratory infections found that nearly 9 in 10 telehealth visits represented new utilization, rather than substitutes for in-person encounters.