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This year, MobiHealthNews covered many digital health milestones, including four IPOs, about $2 billion in funding, 33 merger and acquisition deals, and the entry of some big name companies in the space.

Samsung Canada has partnered with Autism Speaks Canada to launch "Look At Me", an Android tablet app designed to help children with autism improve their eye contact and social skills.

Sleep monitoring company Bam Labs raised $3.

Below is a roundup of the 33 acquisitions that MobiHealthNews reported on during 2014.

LifeWise Health Plan of Oregon announced plans to cover video visits to its members starting in the new year.

Vital Connect's HealthPatch, which partnered with LifeWatch last month Swiss remote cardiac monitoring company LifeWatch has received FDA 510(k) clearance for LifeWatch VSP (Vital Signs Patch), the company's adhesive patch for remote patient monitoring.

Apple made headlines earlier this year when it announced that health app developers that pulled shared data from other apps via Apple's HealthKit could not give that data to third parties, including advertising networks.

Apple's newest software update, iOS 8.

AliveCor launched its new third generation smartphone-connected EKG device, a model that is both slimmed down and considerably cheaper than its predecessors.

A wearable device with an emergency button, from Lifecomm.