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By Roger Downey | 04:02 pm | August 28, 2015
GlobalMed's Roger Downey sees an important difference between telemedicine programs offered by healthcare providers and phone-based or online telehealth encounters initiated by consumers.
By Aditi Pai | 12:27 pm | August 27, 2015
Stoughton, Massachusetts-based Medical Specialties Distributors (MSD), which is a distributor and rental service for home care medical equipment, has acquired Verbal Applications, also known as VerbalCare, which has developed apps that allows care teams to communicate better with their patients.
By Aditi Pai | 12:20 pm | August 27, 2015
The demand for wearable devices, which include fitness bands, smartwatches, smart glasses, and other sensor-enabled devices, has decreased after reaching a high point in January, according to an Argus Insights report compiled from approximately 328,000 consumer reviews since January 2014.
By Aditi Pai | 09:31 am | August 27, 2015
Sweden-based company Diabetes Tools, which has developed a mobile, clinical diabetes management service, called TriabetesClinic, has acquired a consumer-facing diabetes tracking app for children, called DiabetesGuru, from its developer, Shore Innovation.
By Brian Dolan | 08:09 am | August 27, 2015
During a campaign stop in Iowa this week, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton touted the importance of telemedicine, Politico reported this morning.
By Jonah Comstock | 05:00 am | August 27, 2015
Johnson and Johnson Innovation (JJI) is teaming up with hardware manufacturing company PCH to create Hardware for Health, an accelerator of sorts for companies with a consumer health oriented hardware prototype.
By Aditi Pai | 12:16 pm | August 26, 2015
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has awarded Chrono Therapeutics a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant of up to $2.
By Aditi Pai | 12:06 pm | August 26, 2015
Obaa Dallas-based Health Wildcatters has announced the next 10 startups that will take part in its health technology accelerator.
By Aditi Pai | 12:02 pm | August 26, 2015
Encino, California-based mPulse Mobile, which offers secure messaging tools to healthcare companies, raised $1.
By Brian Dolan | 11:53 am | August 26, 2015
This year continues to be a breakout one for doctor video visits: CVS Health announced this morning that it is working with three established remote visits companies: American Well, Doctor On Demand, and Teladoc, to expand its telehealth capabilities and services.