PulseBand A6 wearable comes with advanced heart rate monitor
Beyond tracking sleep and activity, it can also deliver notifications to one's wrist, including incoming calls and messages, along with social media updates.
Let doctors be doctors
The movement that encourages healthcare professionals to air frustrations with laggard software (specifically EHRs) and advocate for better technology.
Denmark’s LEO Pharma opens innovation lab in Toronto, Canada
Located north of Toronto in Markham, LEO Innovation Lab will develop non-pharmaceutical solutions to treat psoriasis, which affects around 125 million people.
Mobile health payment startup Wellero shutting down
As of last May, Wellero's app had some 1,100 users and supported about 700 health plans including Cambia's own Regence BlueCross BlueShield plans.
European Commission to create guidelines for health app data quality
The working group will develop guidelines, expected to be published at the end this year, to help different stakeholders assess the quality of data.
Stanford’s Android MyHealth app now available for Android
Using the app, patients can pay their medical bills, manage prescriptions, schedule appointments, and conduct video visits with Stanford physicians.
USC Virtual Care Clinic officially launch with eight partners
Initially, the VCC will offer care in ophthalmology and urology with select Keck Medicine physicians and researchers, with plans to expand in the future.
This app could uncover link between weather and chronic pain
Scientists from the University of Manchester are looking to discover whether certain weather conditions cause actual pain for people with chronic complaints.
ATA updates its reports regarding state telemedicine policies
The two reports identify gaps in coverage and reimbursement, and a state-level, gaps analysis of physician practice standards and licensure.
Beth Israel to launch HealthKit-enabled remote patient monitoring
After more than six months in development, BIDMC @ Home with HealthKit integration will kick off with 25 to 50 patients and half a dozen doctors.









