iOS 8 beta 5 unveils new Health app capabilities

iOS 8 beta 5 unveils new Health app capabilities

The latest beta adds robust health-related capabilities, including support for spirometry data; the final version of iOS 8 will be available in the fall.
Dexcom mobile app to integrate date from Asante's Snap Insulin Pump

Dexcom mobile app to integrate date from Asante’s Snap Insulin Pump

Dexcom mobile app is designed to aggregate glucose and other diabetes-related data from patients' devices and display the integrated data on a smartphone.
PatientReach Mobile

Solutionreach launches an app that easily connects patients with their doctors

PatientReach Mobile enables secure text messaging between provider and patient, complete with file or image sharing and push notifications.
The Hug makes sure you hydrate better

The Hug makes sure you hydrate better

The setup consists of an iOS app and sensor band that slips around pretty much any water bottle to track your water intake throughout the day.
Yves Saint Laurent's Europe President and retail head Catherine Monier joins Apple's iWatch team

Yves Saint Laurent’s Europe President and retail head Catherine Monier joins Apple’s iWatch team

Together with former Yves Saint Laurent CEO Paul Deneve, Catherine will make Apple stores more capable of selling and marketing fashion and wearable goods.
Talkitt app

An app that helps people with speech disabilities communicate raising funds at Indiegogo

Because Talkitt recognizes patterns within the voice, it works with any language, whether it's French, Chinese, Klingon, or anything in between.
Doctor On Demand

Doctor On Demand secures $21 million in Series A financing, signs Comcast as customer

Also new is that patients can now conduct video visits with physicians on their computers, as they have been able to do on their smartphones and tablets.
WebMD iPhone app

WebMD acquires patient simulation experts TheraSim

The acquisition will allow WebMD to further evolve and enhance the Medscape experience for health care professionals participating in continuing education.
TIMEX IRONMAN ONE GPS+

Timex launches its very first smart watch

Developed in close collaboration with Qualcomm and AT&T, the TIMEX IRONMAN ONE GPS+ offers consumers stand-alone wireless connectivity without a phone.
Athelas Blood Imager is affordable, smartphone-based malaria test

Athelas Blood Imager is affordable, smartphone-based malaria test

A malaria test that requires no expertise, takes a few seconds, and costs next to nothing; all on a smartphone - holding potential to save thousands of lives.
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