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By Jonah Comstock | 11:01 am | August 30, 2018
This is the company's first new phone since 2016, and since its $800M acquisition by Best Buy earlier this month.
By Dave Muoio | 04:38 pm | August 29, 2018
This week virtual care provider Teladoc Health was busy, releasing news about a new product launch and a separate good will initiative.
By Leontina Postelnicu | 11:53 am | August 29, 2018
The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has found a Facebook ad describing Natural Cycles as a "highly accurate contraceptive app" and a "clinically tested alternative to birth control methods" to be misleading after receiving three complaints about the paid-for post.
By Laura Lovett | 11:08 am | August 29, 2018
This morning satellite TV company DISH announced that it has teamed up with engagement company Independa.
By Jonah Comstock | 02:36 pm | August 28, 2018
As a health wearable that far predates the invention of the term, hearing aids have always been an interesting spot.
By Jonah Comstock | 04:18 pm | August 27, 2018
Eighty-seven percent of Americans used at least one digital health tool in 2017, up from 80 percent in 2015, according to a new survey out from Rock Health.
By Dave Muoio | 03:58 pm | August 24, 2018
23andMe has emailed developers a warning that an API permitting use of anonymized customer datasets for third-party app development will be shut down in approximately two weeks, CNBC reports.
By Jonah Comstock | 04:51 pm | August 23, 2018
Online patient community PatientsLikeMe, which connects patients with different symptoms and conditions and collects patients' voluntarily submitted data for research, has teamed up with the FDA on a research study that could point the way toward a new channel for patient-generated health data for the agency.
By Laura Lovett | 04:03 pm | August 22, 2018
Smartphone and computer cameras have opened up new possibilities for dermatology: there is now a whole field dedicated to the world of teledermatology, and a plethora of companies sprouting up for both physician and patient-facing dermatology apps and platforms.
By Dave Muoio | 03:47 pm | August 22, 2018
The Silicon Valley-based accelerator Y Combinator hosted a demo day with 122 startups, 28 percent healthcare related.