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Brigham and Women's Hospital has partnered with seed fund Rock Health to test and possibly integrate technologies from companies in Rock Health's portfolio, according to a Boston Business Journal post.
As more and more health sensors are built into mobile devices, the global biometrics market is ramping up.
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Two thirds of insurance company executives said they expect wearable technologies to have a significant impact on the insurance industry, according to an Accenture survey of 200 insurance company execs.
Weight Watchers has acquired San Francisco-based fitness app developer, Hot5, according to a report from TechCrunch.
A significant percentage of Medicare dollars will move to value-based care models and away from fee-for-service, if HHS meets its just announced three-year plan.
New York City-based smart ring developer Ringly raised $5.
At the Samsung Developer's conference this week, Samsung released the reference design for its wristworn wearable, called Simband, to developers.
Steward Health Care System's President Dr.
Although relatively few cases have been reported outside West Africa, Ebola is both a top headline and a public health concern in the Western world, with eight confirmed cases in the United States.
Earlier this year Pew Research's Internet Project published a report called Digital Living 2025, which surveyed and aggregated ideas and predictions from internet scholars and successful entrepreneurs on the impact technology will have on our daily lives a decade from now.