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As news broke last week of Fitbit's IPO plans, MobiHealthNews took some time to look back at moves made by the company over its eight year journey to going public.

Plantation, Florida-based CarePredict has raised $1 million for an aging in place technology service that helps caregivers keep tabs on the wellbeing of older family members.

One of the first companies in the connected fitness wearables market, San Francisco-based Fitbit, has registered for an initial public offering.

The Senate Special Committee on Aging held a hearing yesterday to learn about the potential of aging in place technologies, including sensors and wearables.

San Bruno, California-based CareLinx, which offers a service to connect seniors with caregivers, has raised an additional $1 million from Generator Ventures and Ziegler Link-age Longevity Funds.

Dexcom was one of the first companies to announce that it would have an Apple Watch app, and a recent FDA guideline made it clear that, as a secondary display device for a cleared CGM, the Apple Watch app wouldn't require its own clearance.

Digital health startup Welltwigs has unveiled its fertility app, Fertility Monitor, along with two fertility-tracking devices at a TechCrunch event in New York this week.

Weight Watchers has acquired San Francisco-based fitness app developer, Hot5, according to a report from TechCrunch.

Mountain View, California-based Amiigo, which makes an activity tracker that raised $580,000 on Indiegogo in 2013, has teamed up with online patient community platform Alliance Health to launch a new study looking at the combined effect of wearables and peer support on heart failure patients.

MyFitnessPal has updated its health and fitness tracking app and launched a paid version, called MyFitnessPal Premium.