Teladoc to acquire Best Doctors for $440 million
Acquisition gives Teladoc an international footprint and significantly expands breadth of healthcare solutions.
IDC: Worldwide wearables market to nearly double by 2021
The wearables market is poised to reach a total of 240.1 million units shipped in 2021, resulting in a five-year CAGR of 18.2%.
Medable’s Synapse solutions enables healthcare organizations to easily launch CareKit apps
The solution allows providers and patients to track and trend health in real-time, addressing the massive cost issues from poor communication.
ResearchKit 1.5 announced with support for active tasks, steps and more
There is also a new video instruction step that makes it easier for developers to display rich video content to users within their apps.
athenahealth acquires EHR optimization company Praxify Technologies for $63M
Praxify's platform will be integrated into athenahealth's cloud platform, creating new opportunities for developers to build and launch user-centric apps.
Private equity firm GTCR acquires GreatCall
GreatCall provides active aging & independent living solutions, health apps, cell phones for seniors and medical alert devices.
Google releases first data of its project to map air pollution data
Users are now able to see maps for Oakland, CA of nitric oxide, nitrogen dioxide and black carbon-pollutants emitted from cars, trucks and other sources.
New Facebook Messenger chatbot launches to improve mental health
Woebot is dubbed an accessible, personalized, and affordable treatment option for the millions of people suffering from mood-based mental illness.
Latest Apple Watch update paves the way for new medtech applications
Most significantly, the watch can now directly communicate with other devices without iPhone serving as an intermediary.
MDLIVE resolves a privacy class action lawsuit with no money paid to the plaintiff
No settlement payment or any other consideration was paid by, or on behalf of, MDLIVE or its management in connection with the lawsuit's dismissal.