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By Aditi Pai | 10:50 am | June 03, 2015
Meal Snap app Google has unveiled a new project, called Im2Calories, which will use deep learning algorithms to estimate how many calories are in food, based on a photo of the meal, according to a report from Popular Science.
By Jonah Comstock | 10:38 am | June 03, 2015
The Dexcom Follow Android App Diabetes management software company Glooko will add its first two continuous glucose monitor and pump integrations into its offering: Dexcom's G4 CGM and Insulet's OmniPod Insulin Management System.
By Jonah Comstock | 10:57 am | May 28, 2015
Pear Sports, the Irvine, California-based activity tracking and audio coaching company, has raised an additional $821,000 according to an SEC filing, the beginning of a hoped-for $3 million round.
By Jonah Comstock | 05:30 am | May 28, 2015
Gamified medication adherence app maker Mango Health is moving beyond medications, using a new Google Fit integration to add tracking of blood pressure and weight, as well as activity tracking, into its app, the company announced today.
By Aditi Pai | 03:29 am | May 28, 2015
Jawbone UP2 Just a few weeks after Fitbit filed for an IPO, one of the company's biggest competitors, Jawbone, has sued Fitbit, according to the New York Times.
By Jonah Comstock | 12:31 pm | May 26, 2015
It's been almost two months since MobiHealthNews has surveyed the mobile and digital health crowdfunding landscape, but the tide of projects hasn't slowed down.
By Aditi Pai | 11:29 am | May 26, 2015
Academics in Australia at the University of Queensland have launched a three-year research project that will examine the impact of using digital health tools in physical education programs with kids.
By Jonah Comstock | 08:54 am | May 21, 2015
A new report from analyst firm Argus Insights suggests that, while Fitbit is the clear leader in the fitness tracking device space, within the larger market, which includes smartwatches, its market share may be slipping away -- bad news for a company on the brink of IPO.
By Jonah Comstock | 10:39 am | May 20, 2015
RunKeeper's current Spotify integration.
By Jonah Comstock | 10:22 am | May 20, 2015
The Apple Watch had its first software update this week, and it did include some minor updates to the health tracking features.