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Wearables market up 26 percent since last year, with Fitbit, Xiaomi and Apple...
The global wearables market is continuing to grow, with 22.5 million devices shipped in the second quarter of 2016 alone, according to a new tracking report by the International Data Corporation (IDC)....
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Apple Watch Series 2 is swimproof; has GPS, Nike partnership and Pokemon Go app
Apple's announcement day today focused a lot on the new iPhone 7, but the most exciting news for health and fitness fans was related to the Apple Watch series 2, which ups the ante for fitness tracking...
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Samsung smart belt spinoff Welt quickly funded on Kickstarter
At CES in January, Samsung showed off a concept for a smart belt called Welt (a portmanteau of wellness and belt). At the beginning of the summer, the company announced that the Welt team had spun off...
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ITC says Fitbit can try to block Jawbone from selling in US
Favor is once again on Fitbitās side in the ongoing legal battle between the leading wearable company and its increasingly beleagured competitor Jawbone. The US International Trade Commission ruled...
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Study finds health coaching app Noom's weight loss outcomes comparable to...
People with prediabetes using health coaching app Noom achieved levels of success that are comparable to traditional diabetes prevention programs for weight loss and health management, a new study...
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SF startup Nima Labs to launch its gluten-detecting sensor, companion app
Gluten-free foods āĀ and awareness of sensitivities and allergies ā are so commonplace these days that it seems people with such dietary needs shouldnāt have a problem knowing whether food will trigger...
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EverlyWell launches at-home lab test service
Austin, Texas-based EverlyWell, which provides a platform for consumers to order lab tests online, provide their samples and receive the results in an easily readable format, announced its official...
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Seven digital health launches and announcements at Tech Crunch Disrupt
At Tech Crunch Disrupt in San Francisco, startups and established tech companies alike gathered to showcase new ideas and products as well as announce the launch of new gadgets. While healthcare had a...
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Nearly 60 percent of US smartphone owners use phones to manage health
US consumers are getting more comfortable using mobile devices to manage their health, a new study finds. Even in the face of privacy concerns, Americans are increasingly sharing medical information,...
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Eight health, fitness changes in iOS 10 and WatchOS3
This week saw the long-awaited launch of iOS10 and WatchOS3 for Apple users, and with those a number of new health and fitness-related features. We've captured a number of those as they were announced,...
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Uber, Lyft gear up to help get patients clinical trial sites
If you were to make a list of companies you'd expect to see at a clinical trial-focused health technology conference like DPharm Disruptive Innovation US, you probably wouldn't include ridesharing...
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Study: Consumers' adoption of digital tools for healthcare shopping...
Even though more people than ever are using digital tools to manage their healthcare ā from comparison shopping medical service to purchasing insurance ā that doesnāt mean they like it, or even fully...
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Despite reports, your Fitbit likely won't hinder your weight loss efforts
Does your Fitbit actually make you less likely to lose weight? Probably not, despite what you may have read recently.That was the question a number of major consumer-focused media outlets were asking...
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Apple's picks for apps for doctors, nurses, patients and medical students
MobiHealthNews took a look at Apple's top picks of medical appsĀ in the AppStore. Their offerings span seven categories and 88 apps and run the gamut of surgical simulation training, medication dosing,...
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To manage chronic conditions, make connections -- either with humans or AIs
Chronic disease management not only eats up upwards of 85 percent of US healthcare spending, it also accounts for seven out of 10 US deaths per year. So innovation in this sector is critical, but must...
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University of Arizona app uses crowdsourcing to fight Zika
In response to the Zika outbreak, University of Arizona's College of Public health researchers and the UA Bio Computing Facility have released a crowd-sourcing mobile app to track the disease and help...
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Lose It! now lets users log foods with their phone's camera and a machine...
Lose It!, one of the earliest food tracking apps, announced the beta launch of a new feature this morning: Snap It, which allows users to log food by taking a picture of it (then selecting the correct...
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Medtronic gets FDA nod for artificial pancreas system, preps to launch...
Medtronic came out with two pieces of news yesterday around its connected diabetes efforts: an FDA clearance for a MiniMed Connect closed loop system and the first test cohort of its Sugar.IQ app,...
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Survey: One in three people tracks health, fitness with an app or device
About a third of internet-connected people worldwide currently track their health and fitness via an online or mobile app or a wearable according to a new survey by Gfk, who conducted an online survey...
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Australian nonprofit launches app to collect 70 million emotions for suicide...
An Australian nonprofit aimed at preventing suicides by changing the conversation around mental health has launched an ambitious app-based research project with the goal of getting 7 million...
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