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Intel has partnered with headphone maker SMS Audio to develop biometric-sensing earbuds, which the companies plan to launch later this year.

According to a new report from Reuters, Apple's announced partnership with EHR provider Epic Systems may not be an exclusive one.

Redwood, California-based wearable technology maker Athos raised $12.

Palo Alto, California-based health app maker Azumio raised $916,000, according to an SEC filing.

Google has released a preview software development kit (SDK) for Google Fit, the platform the company will launch later this year to help Android users aggregate data from fitness apps and devices.

Louisville, Kentucky-based smart toothbrush maker Beam Technologies raised $5 million in a round led by Drive Capital for its manual smartphone connected toothbrush.

Last month iMedicalApps' Dr.

Dexcom Guide, the company's current education-only app Continuous glucose monitor maker Dexcom announced that it will partner with insulin pump maker Silicon Valley-based Asante Solutions so that users of Asante devices will be able to access that data from Dexcom's not-yet launched smartphone app.

San Francisco-based video visit app Doctor On Demand raised $21 million in a round led by Venrock with additional funding from Shasta Ventures and Sir Richard Branson, the founder of Virgin Group, which offers employee wellness program Virgin Pulse.

In the latest update to the iOS 8 beta, Apple added a number of health-related features, according to various reports.