Consumer

New Thiel Fellow is developing glucose-sensing contact lenses
By Aditi Pai | 10:34 am | June 08, 2015
Thiel Foundation has announced that Harry Gandhi, cofounder and CEO of digital health startup Medella Health will be a 2015 Thiel Fellow.
American Well sues Teladoc for alleged patent infringement
By Jonah Comstock | 10:25 am | June 08, 2015
Teladoc's road to IPO may prove to be a bumpy one thanks to a new legal battle with American Well.
Survey: Only 30 percent of insured consumers want to track health on a mobile device
By Jonah Comstock | 10:16 am | June 08, 2015
HealthMine's app A new survey of 1,200 consumers with either self- or employer-sponsored health insurance -- sponsored by HealthMine and conducted by Survey Sampling International -- indicates that interest in payer-led mobile health initiatives is still fairly low.
Medtronic partners with Samsung on mobile diabetes, gets major FDA nod
By Jonah Comstock | 08:44 am | June 05, 2015
Medtronic has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its MiniMed Connect device, which allows users of Medtronic's continuous glucose monitor (CGM) and insulin pump to view data from those devices on their smartphone.
Report: Apple Store to sell some Jawbone wristworn fitness devices again
By Aditi Pai | 09:15 am | June 04, 2015
Jawbone UP2 Just three months after Apple pulled a number of wristworn fitness tracking devices from its stores, including Jawbone UP24 and Nike FuelBand SE, Jawbone Senior Product Manager Jason Donahue revealed that the company's devices would return to the Apple Store in the coming months during a presentation he gave in Japan, according to local reports in that country, and as explained in a report from Apple Insider.
Report: Teva Pharmaceuticals invested tens of millions in American Well
By Jonah Comstock | 07:57 am | June 04, 2015
While Teladoc has been pulling in a lot of press lately with its IPO news, competitor American Well has been busy too, securing an eight-figure investment from Israeli pharmaceutical giant Teva, according to a recent report in Israeli publication Globes.
Maker of diabetes management app One Drop raises $8 million
By Jonah Comstock | 07:00 am | June 04, 2015
New York City and Austin, Texas-based Informed Data Systems has raised $8 million for its One Drop mobile diabetes management platform.
Google researchers working on estimating calories from photo of food
By Aditi Pai | 10:50 am | June 03, 2015
Meal Snap app Google has unveiled a new project, called Im2Calories, which will use deep learning algorithms to estimate how many calories are in food, based on a photo of the meal, according to a report from Popular Science.
Glooko adds Dexcom CGM, Insulet OmniPod; Dexcom launches Android app
By Jonah Comstock | 10:38 am | June 03, 2015
The Dexcom Follow Android App Diabetes management software company Glooko will add its first two continuous glucose monitor and pump integrations into its offering: Dexcom's G4 CGM and Insulet's OmniPod Insulin Management System.
Pear Sports picks up another $800K for its whitelabel fitness coaching
By Jonah Comstock | 10:57 am | May 28, 2015
Pear Sports, the Irvine, California-based activity tracking and audio coaching company, has raised an additional $821,000 according to an SEC filing, the beginning of a hoped-for $3 million round.