News

Are payers getting the social media message?
By Eric Wicklund | 11:44 am | April 28, 2014
A recent survey by the Teleperformance Group questions whether U.S. payers are doing all they can to meet their members' mHealth needs.
Voluntis raises $29M to bring diabetes app to US
By Jonah Comstock | 11:20 am | April 28, 2014
Open question: Why did Facebook buy Moves?
By Brian Dolan | 11:13 am | April 28, 2014
RunKeeper adds goal coaching, hikes premium pricing
By Aditi Pai | 08:41 am | April 28, 2014
FDA eyes fast-track approval for urgently needed medical devices
By Eric Wicklund | 03:31 am | April 28, 2014
mHealth devices and systems that would help people with life-threatening or debilitating diseases or conditions - and for which no technology currently exists to help them - would get quicker scrutiny, under the plan.
In-Depth: Revisiting Topol's Top Ten Digital Health Targets
By Brian Dolan | 01:46 pm | April 25, 2014
NIH grants to fuel adherence, patient-provider communication
By Tom Sullivan | 09:20 am | April 25, 2014
A pair of funding opportunities seek technologies for self-management and remote imaging and diagnosis at the point of care.
And the winner is .... mHealth gets its own awards category
By Eric Wicklund | 03:42 am | April 25, 2014
The Webby Awards give health and fitness apps their own category this year, with five finalists and another 11 honored nominees.
Hearst Health acquires care transition software maker CareInSync
By Jonah Comstock | 12:45 pm | April 24, 2014
Handheld lab could diagnose malaria in 15 minutes
By Eric Wicklund | 10:05 am | April 24, 2014
If a trial slated to happen in Africa is successful, the product could be used to scan for a number of infectious diseases, like TB and HIV, and target drug-resistant strains before they spread.