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By Jonah Comstock | 09:14 am | June 12, 2014
As the makers of wearable sensors continue to push the boundaries of what those sensors can track, new research suggests that a device worn on the wrist could some day track hydration, pulse, and even blood glucose non-invasively.
By Aditi Pai | 09:09 am | June 12, 2014
This week, a bevy of telehealth stakeholders sent incoming HHS secretary Sylvia Burwell a letter as part of ongoing efforts to improve the legal and political climate for telehealth.
By MHN Staff | 09:08 am | June 12, 2014
Sponsored by: MapMyFitness Connect As the leading fitness activity tracking platform, with over 25 million users and connected to over 400 devices, MapMyFitness brands (MapMyRun, MapMyWalk, MapMyRide, etc.
By Jonah Comstock | 09:00 am | June 12, 2014
Chrono Therapeutics, a Hayward, California-based company working on a new wearable for smoking cessation and drug delivery, has raised $32 million in its first round of funding.
By Brian Dolan | 08:23 am | June 12, 2014
The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center has committed to deploy at least 2,000 Microsoft Surface Pro 3 tablets throughout its healthcare system.
By Jonah Comstock | 06:00 am | June 12, 2014
iHealth Labs, a San Francisco-based subsidiary of China's Andon Health, has received FDA clearance for iHealth Align, a new smaller, smartphone-enabled glucometer.
By Jonah Comstock | 11:37 am | June 11, 2014
Yosko, a hospital software startup that is now a veteran of three digital health accelerators, is gearing up to launch pilots with as many as five hospitals this year.
By Aditi Pai | 11:26 am | June 11, 2014
HypoMap, a tool created by Glooko in partnership with Joslin Boston-based Joslin Diabetes Center has created a new non-profit division, called Joslin Institute for Technology Translation (JITT), so that the healthcare organization can collaborate with companies currently developing tools for people with diabetes, according to a press release.
By Aditi Pai | 11:18 am | June 11, 2014
Around 11 percent of smokers who participated in a texting-based smoking cessation intervention program were able to abstain from using cigarettes six months after the start of the program, while only 5 percent of smokers in the control group were able to do so, according to a study of 503 people published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
By Brian Dolan | 09:22 am | June 11, 2014
Palo Alto, California-based G-Tech Medical, which is developing a wearable, disposable sensor patch for patients with gastrointestinal problems, has received funding from investor Peter Thiel's nonprofit fund, Breakout Labs.