12 companies shaping the future of digital health
Areas investigated by this infographic include patient data management, 3D prosthetics, diagnostic mobile apps, personalized cancer treatment and more.
14 hospitals rolling out pilot programs with Apple’s HealthKit
The pilots aim to help physicians monitor patients with chronic conditions such as diabetes and hypertension, to help hospitals avoid repeat admissions.
FDA issues final guidance on mHealth app regulation
The Agency opted for a hands-off approach to most medical device data systems (MDDS), or software that conveys data to and from a medical device.
UMass Medical School, WPI score $2M to develop stress eating app
The grant will be used for the RELAX app development and two phases of clinical trials, with a goal of making users more aware of when and why they stress eat.
Vocera to provide secure messaging solution to all of its U.S. healthcare customers
The HIPAA-compliant solution will be offered at no cost to the company's 800+ U.S. hospital customers to seamlessly connect affiliated healthcare providers.
Kura MD secures $1.5M Series A for its telehealth solution
The company provides individual physicians, physician groups, urgent care providers and other practitioners with an integrated telehealth solution.
VitalMedicals scores $925K in seed funding
The San Francisco-based company will use the fresh funds to grow its technical team and continue building its smart glasses technologies for the hospital.
AirStrip, Telenatal team-up over Sense4Baby distribution
The duo will bring the remote maternal and fetal monitoring system to 13 countries, including Netherlands, France, Germany, Italy and Turkey.
Valencell scores 8 new patents from USPTO
The new patents cover monitoring and tracking of biometrics across a variety of form-factors, such as earbuds, wristbands, armbands and jewelry.
A phone that sniffs out disease in works
Funded by a grant from the European Commission, the SNIFFPHONE project's breathalyzer screening technology to provide fast and cheap disease detection.








