Brian Dolan

Thanks to a $100,000 grant from the philanthropic arm of insurance company Florida Blue, researchers with affiliations to Johns Hopkins Medicine, are launching a study on how tracking devices and apps can help obese teenagers make healthier decisions, according to a Reuters report.

In February Fitbit announced a voluntary recall of its newest activity tracking device, the Fitbit Force, after a number of users complained of skin irritation from the wristworn device.

Turkish mobile operator Turkcell teamed up with Istanbul University researchers to study how its wireless-enabled diabetes device, Turkcell Healthmeter, would impact patient outcomes.

MobiHealthNews has been tracking FDA clearances for smartphone-connected medical devices and standalone apps for many years.

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.

Tel Aviv, Israel-based emotions analysis company Beyond Verbal recently announced $3.

Along with the official launch of the new iOS 8 operating system yesterday, a large number of health and medical app developers intended to launch apps that integrated with Apple's HealthKit platform.

Dallas, Texas-based employee wellness company Viverae has acquired behavioral health company OneHealth for an undisclosed sum.

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.