Consumer

About a week ago Fitbit hired a lobbyist firm to represent its interests on the Hill, as the National Journal reported.

Cambridge, Massachusetts-based MC10 announced former Broadcom executive, Scott Pomerantz has joined it as its new CEO and president, replacing David Icke, who is leaving the company.

Time Magazine's post-Apple Watch cover story suggests that Apple might finally bring wearables into the mainstream in a way they've never been before -- and that this might not be a good thing.

Google has acquired San Francisco-based Lift Labs, a company that is developing smart utensils for people with Parkinson’s and essential tremor.

Apple's big wearable announcement Tuesday was met with excitement by some and disappointment by others.

American Red Cross has launched a blood donor app that makes it easier for people to track their blood donations and schedule new ones.

Weight Watchers announced that its app will now sync with activity trackers Jawbone and Fitbit so that users of the diet and food logging program can see how their fitness data correlates with their nutrition data.

The Apple Watch, announced on-stage at an event in California yesterday, didn't live up to the rumors that it would offer advanced health sensing -- rumors that built up around the "iWatch" thanks to months of reports about Apple's growing team of medical sensor experts.

Glen Tullman, the former Allscripts CEO who left the company at the end of 2012 by mutual agreement, is back in the health field.

Apple made its long-awaited wearable announcement today at a special event in Cupertino, as well as showing off the iPhone 6 and the new, larger iPhone 6 plus.