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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)’s rules to set limits on the monetary value of incentives employers can offer to employees in wellness programs will still stand, says a federal judge.

Venture capital firm Digitalis, which was founded last year and has offices in New York and California, has launched a $100 million fund to spur innovation in healthcare by investing in early and seed stage companies that leverage math, science and technology to address human health problems.

This year was a big one for digital health, with 2016 marking the beginning of the health sector’s “Moonshot Movement,” according to the year-end report from StartUp Health.

UnitedHealthcare’s wellness program Motion will soon offer participants the ability to use Fitbit’s Charge 2 to track activity metrics via a customized integration with Motion’s Frequency, Intensity and Tenacity (F.

January 2017 isn't just the beginning of a new year, it's also the beginning of a new presidential administration, one which will represent a radical shift from the last eight years.

American Well and EarlySense have partnered to make telemedicine visits available to users of EarlySense's bed-based sleep sensor.

Over the past year, MobiHealthNews has covered 36 devices that received clearance from the Food and Drug Administration.

Over and above clearing a number of devices, the FDA had a busy year in 2016, passing a number of draft and final guidances related to digital health, having some notable conversations with vendors, and even turning down some devices whose FDA clearance was expected this year.

Fitbit has dropped one of its several lawsuits against Jawbone.

Apple is booting all products from Nokia subsidiary Withings from its online and physical retail stores, which have been selling connected smart scales and blood pressure monitors.