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By Jonah Comstock | 11:45 am | July 22, 2014
Apple has been granted a patent, filed originally in July 2011, for a wrist-worn iWatch device, giving a new peek into some possible features of the much-hyped device rumored to be launching in October.
By Aditi Pai | 11:31 am | July 22, 2014
The New York Digital Health Accelerator has revealed the seven companies that will participate in its second class, which is sponsored by the State of New York, nonprofit New York e-Health Collaborative (NYeC), and the Partnership Fund for New York City.
By Aditi Pai | 11:22 am | July 22, 2014
About 9 percent of Americans received comparative information about doctors from a ratings website like HealthGrades.
By Jonah Comstock | 11:07 am | July 22, 2014
Chinese electronics company Xiaomi has announced a new fitness band that will retail in China for just $13 (79 RMB).
By Brian Dolan | 10:58 am | July 22, 2014
Fogg speaking at SXSW last year Retail pharmacy company Walgreens is bolstering its rewards program by training some of its pharmacists and online customer reps in Stanford psychologist and mobile health expert Dr.
By Marion McCall, BBA, RN, CNOR, CPHIMS | 10:31 am | July 22, 2014
Marion McCall of Surgical Information Systems explains how mobile devices can help improve one of the most complex and chaotic departments in the hospital.
By Jonah Comstock | 12:02 pm | July 21, 2014
Sensoria Fitness socks, which come with a snap-on anklet.
By Brian Dolan | 11:56 am | July 21, 2014
Over the weekend the American Osteopathic Association (AOA), which represents the country's more than 100,000 osteopathic physicians (D.
By Aditi Pai | 11:04 am | July 21, 2014
Earlier this month, Chicago-based startup FitnessCubed launched a Kickstarter for its device, a portable elliptical, called Cubii that fits under a user's desk.
By Jonah Comstock | 10:49 am | July 21, 2014
In a new report from the California HealthCare Foundation, the report's author, health economist and consultant Jane Sarasohn-Kahn concludes that while the increasing amount of consumer wellness and fitness data collected today has a lot of value for personalized healthcare, it also presents new risks for consumer privacy.