Aditi Pai

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.

As a group, about 35 percent of baby boomers were interested in using their smartphone to learn about and better manage their own health, according to results from a survey conducted by academic researchers in late 2010.

Sixty five percent of nurses use a mobile device at work for professional purposes and for at least 30 minutes every day, according to a survey of 2,498 nurses by Wolters Kluwer Health.

Remote cardiac monitoring company eCardio has agreed to merge with wearable, remote monitoring device maker Preventice.

The Department of Veterans Affairs plans to launch several new mobile apps this fall, according to a report from Federal News Radio.

Helsinki, Finland-based Beddit announced that with their most recent round of funding, the company has reached $8 million in funding to date.

Misfit-Beddit integration Wearable device maker Misfit Wearables released its Misfit Developer Toolkit so that other health apps and devices can integrate Misfit's data into their products.

Boston-based patient engagement and care management company Wellframe raised $8.

San Francisco-based accelerator Launchpad Digital Health funded its first five companies this week.

Garmin Vivosmart GPS navigation maker Garmin has announced a new activity tracker, called Garmin Vivosmart.