Motus

New wearable sensors help baseball players prevent injuries

A company called Motus has developed a system that uses biomechanics to measure stress on a pitcher's elbow or a change in batter's swing.
IDC wearables Q3 2015

IDC Q3 wearables report: The market grew 197.6% YoY, Fitbit is still the king

Overall, 21 million wearable devices have been shipped in Q3, compared to 7.1 million units shipped in the same quarter last year.
app curation

Two initiatives trying to curate health apps announced

On one hand we have SocialWellth teaming-up with Columbia University-based HITLAB, and on the other - app curation from the Hacking Medicine Institute.
COPD Navigator app

LifeMap Solutions launches COPD Navigator for iPhone

Available as a free download, the app relies on evidence-based care guidelines to empower COPD patients to better monitor and manage their condition.
Welltok acquires Silverlink

Welltok acquires Silverlink, raises additional $45M

Silverlink identifies which channels and messages work best for which individuals, so that subsequent outreach can be better targeted and more personalized.
Lively

GreatCall acquires Lively to support its active aging tech

Founded in 2012, Lively developed a safety watch and a system of passive activity sensors to alert family members and share daily routines.
higi

Validic, higi team-up over remote patient monitoring

Integration between the two platforms provides comprehensive health data access for healthcare organizations seeking to develop innovative treatments.
drchrono on a tablet

drchrono launches first medical billing app

For the first time -- the company claims -- executives, physicians and medical billers can see the status of billing anywhere, anytime through their iPad.
SeamlessMedical

Seamless Medical raises $2.5M for its iPad-based registration process

The company's software as a service offering uses iPads rather than paper forms to reduce registration time from 30 minutes to 10 or less.
Gmate smart

Android for Gmate SMART mobile diabetes monitoring system clears the FDA

The Gmate SMART is a small, portable blood glucose meter that plugs into the headphone jack of a smartphone and provides fast blood glucose test results.
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