doctor consultation app China

Doctor consultation app Chunyu Yisheng looking to disrupt China’s health care market

In a market expected to exceed $1 trillion by 2020, this startup helps users tackle mild ailments and provides extra income for doctors.

Interview with Doctrly’s founder Devin Goodman

Doctrly offers an Open API for Electronic Health Records (EHR) that allows hospitals and other care providers to easily and securely create custom frontends.
DrinkMate is a tiny plug-in breathalyzer for Android phone

DrinkMate is a tiny plug-in breathalyzer for Android phone

The device is looking to raise $40,000 at Kickstarter where a single unit starts at $25; it has been tested with many of the world's most popular smartphones.
An app that can tell if withdrawal tremors are real or not

An app that can tell if withdrawal tremors are real or not

An emergency room doctor in Toronto working on a mobile app that can detect whether a patient is faking the hand tremors to get a prescription for sedatives.
Can mHealth help manage the Ebola crisis?

Can mHealth help manage the Ebola crisis?

The potential is there but mHealth tools are still not ready for prime time; using SMS to inform people what to do is pretty much the only tool available now.
Health Wildcatters 2014

Health Wildcatters unveils its 2014 class

Dallas-based accelerator's 2014 class consists of 12 innovative startups that span from pharma and medical devices to software and mobile apps.
Grants4Apps

Bayer HealthCare turns its Grants4Apps program into an accelerator

Five selected startups will participate in the 3.5 month long program, each receiving €50,000 as financial support, mentor support and free office space.
Josh Angeles

DoctorBase scoops up Josh Angeles from ZocDoc

Former ZocDoc's Sales Manager is now Vice President of Sales at DoctorBase, marking the first time the company has created a sales management position.
Fitbit

Parks Associates: Fitbit holds nearly 40% of the fitness tracker market

"Slightly more than 6% of U.S. broadband households have a digital pedometer or fitness tracker, so this market is still in the early stages of adoption."
BiliCam

New mobile app that can detect newborn jaundice in minutes

Developed by University of Washington engineers and physicians, BiliCam would be cheaper and more accessible option than existing reliable screening methods.
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