Have the skeptics won?
Late last month, TechnologyAdvice released an interesting study looking at whether most people want to use health wearables such as fitness trackers and other tools for health purposes.
Here are the top-line results of this study:
- 75 percent of U.S. adults do not track their weight, diet, or exercise using a health tracking apps or devices
- 43.7 percent had no specific reason for not tracking their fitness
- 27.2 percent won't use these devices
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StartUp Health Unveils Newest Class of 13 Healthcare Transformers
StartUp Health, a global startup platform accelerating innovation in health and wellness, today announced the addition of thirteen new companies to its portfolio, bringing the total to 84 companies. The new companies represent a diverse range of sub-sectors, from big data and medication adherence to patient engagement and nutrition and includes four international companies, four based in the Midwest, and eight female founders. The New York based accelerator has the largest portfolio of digital
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WebMD and Walgreens Partner to Integrate Digital Health Improvement Programs
WebMD Health Corp. and Walgreen Co. are partnering to integrate new digital health improvement programs designed to improve health and wellness in America by helping and incenting consumers to make healthier choices at home, work and on-the-go.
In the coming months, the companies will work together to provide WebMD’s virtual wellness-coaching programs directly to Walgreens customers. Walgreens will also incorporate WebMD content on a variety of health topics, co-branded by WebMD and
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Digital Health Funding Surpasses Over $3B in Q3 of 2014
Digital health funding has officially surpassed the $3B mark in Q3 of 2014 representing over 100% year over year growth, according to report from Rock Health, a full service seed fund for digital health startups. The report found the average deal size for the year dropped $2.5M per deal to $13.1M since the mid-year mark.
The largest funding deals in Q3 2014 include Proteus Digital Health ($52M), Teladoc ($50.3), and Chunyu ($50M). Analytics and big data startups raked in $381M leading the
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75% of Adults Do Not Use Health Tracking Apps or Devices
75 percent of adults do not track their weight, diet, or exercise using a health tracking apps or devices, according a new nationwide survey conducted by TechnologyAdvice. The most commonly cited reasons for not tracking fitness or health is:
- no specific reason for not tracking their fitness (43.7 percent)
- a general lack of interest (27.2 percent)
- concerns over device cost (17.7 percent)
The report reveals while health tracking apps and devices have created an unprecedented
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Digital Health Venture Capital: 4 Areas VCs Are Betting On
When it comes to digital health venture capital, firms are focusing on four areas where they expect significant growth activity to take place.
The year 2014 has not just started out on a good note for the digital health and health IT market, but it seems to be all set to be the best year ever. The top 20 venture capital firms have been busy right from the start of the year investing in this arena and giving a massive boost to deal activity here. A CB Insights data report indicates that funding
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Pristine Nabs $5.5M To Expand Telehealth Through Google Glass
Google Glass medical app developers Pristine, announced today that it has raised $5.5M in Series A financing to expand telehealth through Google Glass. Pristine is only company that has developed a HIPAA-compliant video streaming and checklist solutions for Google Glass. The round was led by S3 Ventures which also included Capital Factory, HealthFundr, and a syndicate of strategic clients. The funding will be used to expand the company's R&D, sales, marketing, and operations teams,
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Digital Health Ear Thermometer Integrates with Apple HealthKit
Swaive has developed a digital health smart thermometer that integrates with Apple HealthKit on the iPhone or iPad. The bluetooth Swaive smart thermometer analyzes temperature and provides critical information to help monitor the health of the whole family.
How It Works
The smart thermometer is designed to be the easiest for anyone to use and obtain accurate results with a 0.01 degree professional grade accuracy to meet FDA requirements. Users simply put the device in the ear, press the
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Can Google Glass Transform Into A Real-Time Health Sensor?
The latest fixation on quantified self movement in the form of wristbands, cuffs and watches has been given a new dimension. It may now be possible to prevent diseases even before you start seeing visible symptoms. According to a recent study, researchers at Affective Computing Group, part of the MIT Media Lab and Georgia Institute of Technology, have transformed Google Glass into a health sensor.
The research team has found that the head-mounted wearable device can seamlessly monitor the
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Employee Digital Health Platform Jiff Closes $18M Series B Round
Employee digital health platform Jiff today announced an $18 million Series B round led by Venrock. Jiff provides an enterprise solution for self-insured employers to connect to and manage hundreds of innovative digital health tools, and provides each employee an individualized health incentives program through an addictive mobile experience.
“With founders James Currier and Stan Chudnovsky behind them, Jiff also has the best engagement and product design team we have ever seen in healthcare
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