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By Brian Dolan | 08:12 am | October 20, 2014
Fitbit Force This week there's a new report about leaked details of an upcoming Fitbit device -- this is the third device that has leaked from Fitbit in recent weeks -- The Verge reports that the Fitbit Surge will cost about $250 and will offer GPS-enabled distance tracking, heart rate sensing, and call and text message notifications.
By Brian Dolan | 07:17 am | October 20, 2014
Last week the FDA granted 510(k) clearance to a mobile-based cognitive test called DANA (Defense Automated Neurobehavioral Assessment), which helps healthcare providers better assess the medical or psychological state of their patients.
By Brian Dolan | 08:05 am | October 16, 2014
In just a few short hours -- today at 2PM ET (11AM PT) we'll be kicking off the next complimentary MobiHealthNews webinar, Insights into the Success of Text Messaging for Health.
By Brian Dolan | 10:33 am | October 13, 2014
Source: Reddit About a year ago when Google launched its video chats service and directory Helpouts, which connects people to experts in a wide variety of fields, reports emerged that the search giant was now offering video visits with doctors.
By Brian Dolan | 07:56 am | October 09, 2014
The Commonwealth Fund published a report recently focused on how those working to bring digital health services to market can help such technologies overcome the market barriers they currently face.
By Brian Dolan | 10:36 am | October 08, 2014
When Apple first debuted its health and fitness data aggregation platform, HealthKit, at its developer conference back in June, we assumed that the iOS8 feature would be a preloaded app on all future iOS devices -- as well as those that upgrade to the new OS.
By Brian Dolan | 08:52 am | October 07, 2014
Boulder, Colorado-based fertility tracking company Kindara unveiled its first device this week, a smartphone-enabled fertility thermometer called Wink.
By Brian Dolan | 08:57 am | October 06, 2014
The opportunity for healthcare organizations to leverage text messaging as a channel for health education, behavior change, and patient engagement has been widely discussed over the past decade.
By Brian Dolan | 01:36 pm | October 01, 2014
As the third quarter of 2014 comes to an end, both Rock Health and StartUp Health have posted reports -- as they always do -- that tracked the amount of funding raked in by digital health companies over the course of the past few months and for the year so far.
By Brian Dolan | 10:32 am | September 30, 2014
San Francisco-based Netpulse, which offers software to fitness clubs that connects fitness devices and apps to gym equipment, has raised $18.