LifeBEAM gets $16M to launch its Awareable product
The company has already provided technology for pilots and astronauts, as well as consumer brands such as Samsung, Under Armour, and JBL.
Dreamit unveils its Spring 2016 cohort of startups
Accepted companies will begin their immersion at Destination Dreamit, a summit bringing together top VCs, Dreamit alumni, and industry thought leaders.
Former Apple exec launches Cor, a home blood test device
The device is about the size of an electric toothbrush with disposable cartridges that are used to take the blood and send the data to the cloud-based service.
WebMD’s weight loss program helped 800 Verizon employees lose weight
The pilot was open to Verizon employees who had a BMI over 30 or a blood glucose level above a certain threshold.
Samsung unveils connected headband prototype to monitor risk for concussions
Called brainBand, the device packs a an accelerometer, a gyroscope, a Bluetooth module, LEDs, and a battery to measure the force of impacts.
Medicare to offer reimbursements for Diabetes Prevention Programs
Based on pilot studies, participants in Omada's DPP lost an average of 5% of their body weight, while 80% attended at least four weekly sessions.
Bivarus raises $2M for its patient analytics services platform
The company will use the funds to continue expanding its customer base and product offering, as well as hire approximately 10 new employees.
Practice Unite, Uniphy Health merge to create an end-to-end provider of collaboration solutions
The merged entity, called Uniphy Health, provides the Uniphy Care Platform that delivers ROI today and helps transition to value-based care for tomorrow.
Propeller Health, Boehringer Ingelheim team-up to improve for asthma and COPD patients
Patients will have the opportunity to enroll in a new program to determine how Propeller's hi-tech tool can impact adherence rates and patient engagement.
CirrusMD gets $1M for its text-first, video visits telehealth service
The company offers a telemedicine service to providers and payers that includes video visits that start with asynchronous text messaging.