QuantuMDx’s unveils world’s first handheld DNA lab
Despite its size, this small lab-in-a-box offers super-accurate diagnostics in under 15 minutes, making it easier to diagnose malaria in the emerging markets.
Optum acquires majority stake in Audax Health Solutions
Under the deal, Audax will operate as a freestanding investment of Optum, serving multiple independent market channels.
MyFitnessPal acquires Sessions, which paired people with coaches to make exercise a habit
The idea behind the deal is to combine MyFitnessPal's market footprint with Sessions' insights into behavior change coaching.
GfK: Connected health devices like blood pressure monitors and personal weighing scales showing strong...
The number of mobile-connected blood pressure monitors purchased last year rose by 42% year-on-year across Great Britain, Germany, France and the Netherlands.
Tinke health tracking device adds Android to the mix
The small device comes with optical sensing technology that quantifies fitness and relaxation levels.
Validic Labs launched to kickstart mHealth innovation
The platform facilitates a simple connection between the app and device developers and the healthcare system to foster more productive innovation on both sides.
Bing Health & Fitness beta hit the Windows Phone Marketplace
The application is rather easy to use, featuring various color-coded sections such as Today, Fitness, Nutrition, Medical, and general News.
Apple iWatch to include health-related sensors?
The information comes on the heels of earlier rumors that speculated Apple will indeed enter the healthcare market later this year.
The Dash smart wireless headphones raising funds at Kickstarter
The device can track movements like pace, steps, cadence and distance, while being able to measure heart rate, oxygen saturation and energy spent.
Parks Associates: 28% of U.S. broadband households have used some type of online healthcare...
The figure will increase to 65% by 2018 with virtual care doctor-patient video consultation revenues growing to $13.7 billion.