Eric Wicklund

Recent video-consulting deals between UPMC and healthcare networks in Afghanistan and India point to a growing interest in health systems to spread their expertise - and their brand - across the globe

mHealth advocates say the proposed Senate bill would deregulate a significant portion of software and apps that need overview, and questioned whether this and last year's SOFTWARE Act are just 'FDA-bashing.'

The Aetna Foundation is doling out $4 million over the next three years to organizations who use mHealth to push health information out to those who need it the most, such as ethnic populations and low-income families.

A front-runner in the mHealth movement, Kentucky pediatrician Natalie Hodge has some strong opinions on where it's going - and who's lagging behind.

The Alliance for Connected Care, a coalition of three ex-senators and close to a dozen telehealth vendors, wants to make sure that Washington balances innovation and safeguards in promoting home-based care.

Bringing NASA tools down to earth, a partnership will apply those to smartphones to root out lung and other types of cancer.

The HIMSS14 Annual Conference & Exhibition, less than two weeks away, includes a pre-conference symposium, education sessions, knowledge center and HIMSS Spot 'meet-ups' that will appeal to mHealth advocates.

Adidas is suing Under Armour, claiming the Baltimore-based company and MapMyFitness - which it acquired last year - are using wearable sensor technology covered by 10 Adidas patents.

Under the agreement, the organizations will explore how to better use digital health and virtual care.

Often overlooked in the health insurance debate, the pharmacist may be the key ingredient in the mHealth chain that links payers and health plans with consumers.