Under Armour, a leading Athletic-apparel maker has agreed to buy San Francisco-based MyFitnessPal for $475 million and Denmark-based Endomondo for $85 million. Combined with the recent purchase of MapMyFitness for $150M, these acquisitions will establish its position as one of the one of the world's largest digital health and fitness community with more than 120 million registered users worldwide.
MyFitnessPal
Powered by more than 80 million registered users, MyFitnessPal is the leading
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Rally Health Launches Digital Wellness Platform With Over 5M People
Rally Health, Inc., a leading developer of data-driven solutions for consumer health engagement, today announced the launch of its flagship product, RallySM. The HIPAA-compliant platform leverages the power of personal health data, social networking, and gamification to drive behavior change that is tied to value for the consumer.
Available to consumers through health plans and employers, Rally is a multi-payer, multi-channel platform. The company is a primary provider of
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3 Facts Proving The Future of Google Glass in Healthcare is Brighter Than Ever
There have been tons of recent reports and op-eds following recent announcements from Google about the changes to the Glass program. Unfortunately, much of the reporting has been misleading. Let's start by getting the facts straight, then consider what's next for Glass.
Facts:
1) Glass is “graduating” from Google[x], the company’s research division, and becoming a full-fledged business unit within Google proper.
2) The new business unit will be overseen by Tony Fadell, who led the iPod
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Is Social Media the New Doppler Radar for Tracking Diseases?
In today’s world of social media, oversharing is the norm. Twitter is great for discussing everything from that great new movie to what you had for breakfast. Facebook users often post status updates on everything under the sun, including their interactions, frustrations, struggles and even locations. If someone is feeling under the weather, they might post that fact on social media and get an almost instant stream of well-wishes, commiserations and remedy recommendations in return.
By
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5 Reasons Why Digital Health Needs More Doctors as Investors
With so many reports highlighting the increasing investment in digital health it stands to reason to ask whether investors are making the right choices. Clinical insight might make the crucial difference. Here's why.
I am fortunate to have many interactions with investors within my network ranging from angels to later round focused venture capitalists. Here in Europe, investment in healthcare IT and digital health companies has started to become an area of interest because of the boom in
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Study: Google Glass Not Reliable for Remote ECGs Readings
Cardiologists have found Google Glass technology for remote electrocardiogram (ECG) readings significantly less reliable than paper ECG, according to a recent study published in the Feb. 1 issue of The American Journal of Cardiology.
Study Overview
In the study, Omar M. Jeroudi, M.D., from the Veterans Affairs North Texas Health Care System in Dallas, and colleagues sought to nvestigate the accuracy of remote electrocardiogram (ECG) interpretation using Google Glass by comparing by 10 ECGs
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Independence Blue Cross Makes Investment & Strategic Partnership in CareCam Health Systems
CareCam Health Systems (CCHS), a vHealthTM technology firm offering a chronic care management software platform designed to promote patient adherence to prescribed therapy and seamless coordinated care, announced a strategic collaboration with the Independence Blue Cross Center for Health Care Innovation. As part of the collaboration, Independence Blue Cross (Independence) will work with CCHS on the development of several programs intended to improve the care of people with chronic health
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Tufts School of Medicine to Host Hackathon to Disrupt Medical Education
36-Hour collaboration between MedStart and Major League Hacking hosted at the Tufts University School of Medicine to pursue new tech projects in medical innovation and education.
The Tufts University School of Medicine will be hosting a weekend long Innovation Challenge (hackathon) testing some of the brightest minds in healthcare and across the country at MedStart, which is proud to be part of Major League Hacking (MLH) powered by Dell. The 36-hour collaboration will pair Tufts Med’s faculty
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Real Estate Developer to Raise $20M to Build Digital Health Startups in San Francisco
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, the largest owner and developer of real estate for the life-sciences industry in the nation wants to raise up to $20 million to build digital health startups in San Francisco, SFGate reports. Last year, the real estate developer announced that it would start three new accelerators nationwide to focused on agriculture, biotech and digital health. The biotech space is already up and running in New York City and has attracted giant pharma companies such as
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Top 5 Digital Health Categories Poised for Growth in 2015
Is digital health an investment bubble set to burst? Rock Health’s Malay Gandhi weighs in.
The ball may have dropped on another new year, but 2014 was known as the year venture funding picked up the ball and ran for it— when it came to digital health. According to a recent report released by Rock Health, a record total of more than $4 billion was poured into the space last year, and it’s poised to keep on growing in 2015.
“This is not a bubble,” said Malay Gandhi, managing director
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