Rise app

One Medical acquires health coaching platform Rise

Rise's technology will be integrated into One Medical's broader 24/7 digital health offering, which also includes a variety of online and mobile tools.
Your.MD

Your.MD personal health assistant now accessible from Slack and Telegram

The idea, according to the company, is to make it easier for users to access digitalized healthcare assistance with tools they already use.
suicide prevention app

UK mental health provider and Stanford working on a suicide prevention app

The application is designed to work in the background to monitor user's communications to help track those that are at risk of committing suicide.
Senseonics

Senseonics, Diasend working on integrated continuous glucose data management solution

The two companies aim to enable clinicians and patients to use the Diasend solution to review past CGM data along with insulin pump and activity tracker data.
Blueprint Health

Blueprint Health’s ninth class with 10 startups unveiled

The cohort includes a mix of interests such as home care coordination, addiction recovery follow-up, behavioral health and medication management.
Azumio Argus app

Argus integrates with Human API to allow import of data from other devices and...

Users can now share and unify health information generated outside the Argus app, including food diaries, fitness activities, sleep, heart rate and more.
University City Science Center

UCSC’s Digital Health Accelerator unveils its second class with 6 startups

Startups selected for the program received up to $50,000, professional mentorship, along with networking opportunities with key local stakeholders.
Aira

Aira.IO gets $2.5M for its smart glass navigation system for visually impaired users

The software connects users wearing Google Glass with trained navigation agents who provide audio instructions to guide users to their destination.
App Stores Will Be The Number One Distribution Channel for mHealth Apps

App stores to remain the #1 distribution channel for mHealth apps until at least...

In comparison, distribution through other channels, such as via doctors, hospitals or pharmacies are increasingly seen to be weaker channels.
telemedicine

By waiving Medicare restrictions, new telemedicine bill could save $1.8B

The bill was supported by a coalition of 6 senators and 3 representatives, as well as a number of other industry groups, health systems and tech vendors.
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