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Prediction: Wearables to lead the 515 million sensors to ship in 2017
By Jonah Comstock | 11:12 am | June 03, 2013
Kaiser Permanente launches open health API with facility info, self-tracking data coming soon
By Jonah Comstock | 08:48 am | June 03, 2013
Researchers: Use of mobiles for health has not been fully explored
By Neil Versel | 07:50 am | June 03, 2013
Verizon, Univ. of Virginia and Swinfen unite for telemedicine
By Diana Manos | 01:32 pm | May 31, 2013
The Verizon Foundation, Swinfen Charitable Trust and the University of Virginia Health System announced Thursday the expansion of an innovative telemedicine program into rural communities in India and the Philippines.
WLSA attendees launch Catalyst Initiative
By Eric Wicklund | 11:18 am | May 31, 2013
The project, spearheaded by Open mHealth, seeks to create a platform on which mHealth projects can be launched using multiple apps.
Polar launches stride-sensing activity tracker for runners
By Jonah Comstock | 02:43 pm | May 30, 2013
ONC, FDA, FCC seek comments on mHealth regulation
By Anthony Brino | 01:30 pm | May 30, 2013
The ONC, FDA and Federal Communications Commission are seeking broad input from the healthcare and information technology industries on how the federal government should regulate health IT and mobile health technology in particular.
WLSA panel discusses new mHealth business models
By Eric Wicklund | 11:49 am | May 30, 2013
A panel of venture capital experts at the WLSA's Convergence Summit in San Diego agrees that mHealth entrepreneurs need to look beyond the device to gain traction in the market.
WLSA's Convergence Summit: Putting the "fun" back into healthcare
By Eric Wicklund | 10:29 am | May 30, 2013
The two-day conference kicked off Wednesday in San Diego with an impressive lineup of speakers and presentations, all focused on pushing the boundaries of traditional healthcare and making digital health and wellness to goal.
HealthTap takes on app curation, prescribing
By Jonah Comstock | 07:59 am | May 30, 2013