OMsignal

OMsignal secures $10 million in Series A round led by Bessemer Venture Partners

Existing investors also participated, including Real Ventures, Mistral Venture Partners, Golden Venture Partners, David Cohen, Flextronics and Primera Capital.
Verizon Virtual Visits platform

Verizon unveils Virtual Visits platform to enable modern telemedicine market

Apps relying on the Virtual Visits technology will allow consumers to request a virtual medical session for acute conditions, like a cold, flu or sore throat.
Smartphone-powered bionic pancreas found to be better than traditional diabetes pump

Smartphone-powered bionic pancreas found to be better than traditional diabetes pump

The study, which involved the iPhone 4S, focused on the safety and effectiveness of automated glycemic management under unrestricted outpatient conditions.
LifeTrak Core C210

Salutron adds LifeTrak Core C210 to its activity tracker portfolio

The $69 wrist band is one of the most affordable fitness bands on the market; it can track sleep, heart rate, calories, steps and distance.
iWatch mockup

Three patents show how Apple wants to monitor activities, automate alarms and notifications using...

One of the patents envisions a smartphone responding to data sent by various sensors coming from either the iPhone or other wearable devices, or both.
iWatch concept

Apple iWatch to sport a 2.5-inch touchscreen, wireless charging capability

Apple will procure iWatch components Quanta, LG and Heptagon which will be taking care of the chassis, screen and internal sensors, respectively.
A new mobile app promises six times faster, more accurate measurement of respiratory rate

A new mobile app promises six times faster, more accurate measurement of respiratory rate

Researchers at the Child & Family Research Institute (CFRI) at BC Children's Hospital and the University of British Columbia are behind the effort.
DocSpera

The surgical app maker DocSpera raises undisclosed amount from Life Force Ventures and Attractor...

DocSpera's solution makes it easy for surgeons and their care teams to discuss complex cases, determine preoperative plans and schedule surgeries.
FICO research

FICO: 80% of smartphone users want health care alerts

The survey also showed that 76% of people worldwide are keen to be reminded of their medical appointments and 69% would like to receive reminders.
Samsung wearables

Samsung releases update for the Gear 2, Gear 2 and Gear Fit to improve...

There's also improved heart rate monitor accuracy as well as updated Sleep Mode which disables the screen wake-up feature not to disturb you while sleeping.
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