BurstIQ raises $250K for its cloud-based health data aggregation platform
The startup syncs data from mobile devices and sensors, and integrates all of the information into a common analytics model stored in the cloud.
Novartis’ Volari COPD app launching in non-US markets this year
The application includes education, monitoring tools and gamification components to keep patients engaged and improve the patient-physician dialogue.
Voalte raises $10M for its mobile communication tools for providers
The Sarasota, Florida-based company makes mobile communication tools that healthcare providers connect with one another to better coordinate care.
A startup launches smartphone-enabled $75 on-demand eyesight tests
Instead of relying on expensive equipment regular optometrists would use, Blink's tool set includes few inexpensive devices and a mobile app.
Microsoft Band gets Strava and MapMyRide integrations, improved coaching
The new insights are visible on the Microsoft Health Web Dashboard, from where users can review their activity captured by the band.
FDA to simplify the use of foreign clinical trial data for medical device makers
The FDA wants that medical device clinical trials conducted outside of the US are either equal to or greater than US requirements for human protection.
One Drop diabetes app gives meaningful context to numbers
Available as a free download, the application enables users to easily log the core behavioral and biometric components of diabetes in one place.
Microsoft with partners launch telehealth pilot in Botswana
The parties are using freed up radio spectrum formerly used by analog TV broadcasts for the delivery of broadband Internet to rural communities.
E-procurement solution provider Healthlogistics acquires hTrak
The combined offering will provide NHS Trusts with an end-to-end solution for their e-procurement requirements, resulting in significant efficiency savings.
Peak secures $7M Series A for its brain-training app
The new capital will help Peak growing its team of neuroscientists and engineers, and concentrating on improving its product and user experience.









