Verizon Foundation, the operator’s philanthropic arm, has signed a two-year licensing deal under which it will offer health firm MedAdherence’s patient engagement platform to health providers who work with underserved patients. The operator will offer the firm’s platform to healthcare …
Global annual shipments for mobile health and fitness sensors — including dedicated devices and health/fitness-enabled smart devices such as smart watches, smartphones and tablets — will reach 515 million in 2017, up from 107 million in 2012, according to research …
mHealth technology could save almost €100 billion in healthcare costs in the EU by 2017 as well as add €93 billion in GDP, according to a new report from the GSMA. The mobile industry association has teamed with PwC on …
US firm HealthTap, which has built up a network of 40,000 doctors who field questions from patients, has moved into app recommendation. The company has launched a new service called AppRx which it bills as “the only place for consumers …
The heavyweight partnership between Vodafone and China Mobile has dropped out of the contest to win a cellular licence in Myanmar, according to Reuters. If successful, the two companies would have included mobile health in their range of services, it …
Gamgee, a mobile health firm keeping a low profile, has revealed in a SEC filing that it has attracted $2 million in funds from Khosla Ventures. The firm is headed by Bob Quinn (pictured), the former CTO of Epocrates, the …
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has for the first time written to a company because it needs regulatory clearance for a mobile health app. The FDA has been in touch with Biosense Technologies, the company behind an urinanalysis …
A 24/7 health call centre from Uganda and a social app designed in Germany for the visually impaired are among the twelve finalists in a contest backed by Deutsche Telekom to find innovative business ideas. Medical Concierge offers callers access …
US firm Scanadu has announced updates to its Scout device (pictured), which monitors a user’s vital signs, as well as launching a campaign on the Indiegogo crowdfunding site, both moves in its bid to win Qualcomm’s $10 million Tricorder X …
More than 40 million additional patients could be treated in Brazil and Mexico in 2017 through the adoption of mobile health services, according to a new report from the GSMA. The report, which was developed in collaboration with PwC, said …
