mHealth Spot

An impressive 97% of surveyed respondents approved of the use of technology, including desktop computers and mobile devices, during a consultation.

By 2019, total shipment volumes are forecast to reach 126.1 million units, resulting in a five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 45.1%.

After that super-affordable fitness band and wireless blood pressure monitor, Xiaomi is out with another mHealth product - a smart scale.

Called Baby Gigl, the device collects and analyzes data on food intake, feeding speed, lumps and bottle angle; this information is then sent to a smartphone.

The device, currently raising funds at Indiegogo, has a handle made of pacifier material the child uses to activate 125 child-psychologist-chosen songs.

The collaboration hopes to develop new technologies that offer surgeons and health care systems greater accuracy, cost efficiency and better patient outcomes.

Data from these devices will integrate into a consumer's personal health record via healow.com and healow mobile app, and be available to a care provider.

MyHealthPal has secured an initial seed funding of £500,000 from private and institutional investors, and launched a trial with NY's Mount Sinai Hospital.

The accelerator will support solutions for both patients and providers, enabling startups to test and validate their ideas, launch new services and get funded.

The lens features miniature sensors and a micro-thin radio antenna to track glucose levels, and is able to send the information collected to a mobile device.