Accenture, Philips team-up over a concept app that allows ALS patients to control things around home with brain, voice and eye commands

Accenture, Philips team-up over a concept app that allows ALS patients to control things...

Special software connects Emotiv Insight Brainware to wearable display that allows wearers to command Philips Hue lighting, SmartTV and Lifeline products.
Eyenaemia app

A couple of Australian med students invents an app that screens for anaemia

The screening process using the Eyenaemia app is as easy as taking a selfie; it analyzes the conjunctiva and spits its prediction in just a few seconds.
XLerateHealth welcomes its second class of health startups

XLerateHealth welcomes its second class of health startups

Louisville-based accelerator has selected 8 companies to participate in its 13-week intensive immersion program that runs through "Demo Day" on October 30.
Verizon Foundation

Verizon donates mobile health gadgets to Saint Joseph Hospital Foundation

Under the deal, Verizon Foundation will provide Verizon's LTE-enabled mobile devices and data connections, as well as $125,000 to purchase biometric devices.
GOQii smart band gets new money from WhatsApp's Neeraj Arora and Amazon's Marco Argenti

GOQii smart band gets new money from WhatsApp’s Neeraj Arora and Amazon’s Marco Argenti

Compared to other fitness trackers, GOQii has a different business model; it gives away the fitness band and makes money on live coaching service.
I WILL WHAT I WANT

Under Armour unveils I WILL WHAT I WANT global women’s campaign

The digital experience will serve as a community for women to track, analyze, and share their fitness and athletic lifestyles.
Beacon system will guide visually-impaired travelers at the San Francisco Airport

Beacon system will guide visually-impaired travelers at the San Francisco Airport

The system relies on Apple's Voiceover technology to provide users with visual cues for how to navigate to locations from a directory that can be sorted.
Source Medical Solutions acquires Encircle Healthcare

Source Medical Solutions acquires Encircle Healthcare

The combined company will help tighten data integration between surgery and physical therapy facilities, and their physician stakeholders.
Allegheny Health Network

Allegheny Health Network launches first EMS pre-hospital telemedicine program in Pennsylvania

As a result, patients in their homes are able to speak directly to an emergency room physician using nothing but their iPad.
PlayForward: Elm City Stories

Mobile game increases HIV risk-related knowledge among adolescents

The game called "PlayForward: Elm City Stories" was being put together through a partnership between Schell Games and Yale University.
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