mHealth Spot

HelpAround provides a new layer of support for chronic patients, focusing initially on the diabetes pandemic; and can also help resolve sudden health crises.

When someone publicly posts "My kids have the flu" on Facebook or Twitter, Sickweather's technology qualifies that report and plots it on a map.

The sensor is only a few millimeters in length, and can be embedded into the synthetic lenses used to replace the natural lenses of people with cataracts.

The company is building solution that will assist doctors spot hidden trends and anomalies in X-rays, MRIs and CT scans as they diagnose patients.

The offering allows healthcare providers to easily create a custom mobile health app for their patients and then monitor them remotely.

The 10-day challenge runs through August 31, featuring a plan specifically designed to snap users out of their fitness slump after a summer of fun.

The company is looking to lure developers into making apps that integrate training data obtained from the miCoach wearable devices.

Windows Phone and TracFone services will connect data, devices and people to improve patient engagement and health outcomes in a HIPAA-enabled environment.

Among the current Wearable Intelligence investors are Google Ventures, First Round, Andreessen Horowitz, KPCB, Initialized Capital, and Subtracted Capital.

Relying on advanced vibration mechanics analysis, the gadget screws into the lower end of select rackets to log shot counts, impact location, swing and spin.