Study: Veteran patients prefer virtual visits after surgery
Unsurprisingly, those who preferred the telehealth visit tended to live farther away from the hospital than those who would rather come into the office.
Study: Monitoring based on reward incentives can lower blood pressure
Higi reviewed its user base and analyzed the impacts of its system on 159,000 hypertensive users across the U.S. from September 2012 to April 2015.
Joslin Diabetes Center to test an app for Type 1 diabetes patients
Called Sugar Sleuth, the system consists of a mobile app and an online platform to educate patients about how to optimize their glucose levels.
Ava bracelet wants to help women conceive
The wrist-worn device collects hormonal and other data to show a women the days of the month she is most likely to get pregnant.
St. Jude’s Infinity Deep Brain Stimulation System receives CE mark
The Bluetooth-enabled system is made for people suffering from Parkinson's, tremor and dystonia; it comes in two sizes to better match patient needs...
Noom teams-up with Kaiser Permanente and Mount Sinai over a mobile eating disorder treatment
The three parties will work together on a 12-week, 200-person trial of a new mobile health app for eating disorders called Noom Monitor.
WHOOP raises $12M Series B for its fitness analytics tool
The WHOOP system includes a sleek wrist-worn strap that measures key strain and recovery variables more than 100 times per second, 24 hours a day.
Solutionreach, Uber integrate to improve patient accessibility
With this deal, patients will get a convenient tool that makes it easier to reach their physicians, keep their care appointments, and maintain their health.
Denmark launching 5 telehealth projects
The country's Digitization Authority will support these projects with roughly $3.3 million in funding.
Interview with Aaron Horowitz, co-founder and CEO of Sproutel
Sproutel is touted as Disney for healthcare; its flagship product is Jerry the Bear, a platform to engage children in play-based healthcare education.