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Jointly raises $1.3M for next-gen remote patient monitoring
San Juan Capistrano, California-based remote monitoring analytics company Jointly Health has raised $1.3 million from investors including Frost Venture Partners and Reed Elsevier Ventures. This brings the company’s total funding to date to $3.8 million.
Robots will replace fast-food workers
Protesters rally outside McDonald’s corporate headquarters in Oak Brook, Ill., on Wednesday to demand higher wages for workers. Restaurant industry backers warn that a sharp rise in wages would be counterproductive, increasing the appeal of automation and putting more workers at risk of job loss.
‘Thermal Touch’ will turn any surface into an AR touch screen
Metaio (as in meta I/O) has developed a prototype of a system called “Thermal Touch” that the Germany-based company says would allow a user of a future wearable headset to make any object touchable.
Epilepsy Foundation crowdfunds SAMi, a smartphone-connected epilepsy monitor
The Epilepsy Foundation has launched a device and connected app on Indiegogo, called SAMi, that helps caregivers track family members who have recurring seizures (RS), according to a report over at Medgadget.
FDA clears medical apps from InTouch Health, Gauss Surgical, others
Back at the beginning of May, we reported on several mobile health FDA clearances from the previous month. But the FDA has been even busier than that, clearing at least three other big name mobile products in April, and a few more already in May.
[INFOGRAPHIC] The Past, Present And Future Of Wearables
It would be an understatement to say that wearables are one of the hottest industries right now. Everyone is talking about Google Glass and fitness trackers like the Fitbit, but not everyone understands where the industry has been – and there is varying speculation about where it’s going.
New Wireless Technology Beams Power Into Body to Energize Tiny Implantable Devices
Effectively powering implantable electronic devices has been a challenge ever since they first came to market. Batteries are bulky and have to be replaced, which is a huge problem when your device is inside a living human.
Adidas equips World Cup teams with fitness sensors, scopes out healthcare opportunity
We’ve written about professional sports teams deploying mobile health tracking devices in basketball and cycling. Two years ago, Adidas added professional soccer to their list, and they’ve now equipped 19 teams in the United States and Europe with its miCoach Elite system.
Prediction: Fitness tracker market to hit $2.2 billion this year
Worldwide revenues from sports, fitness, and activity tracking devices will grow by 46 percent between 2013 and 2019, according to a recent report from analyst group IHS Technology.
Elixir DESolve 100 Novolimus Eluting Coronary Scaffold System Cleared in Europe
Elixir Medical (Sunnyvale, CA) received European CE Mark approval for its DESolve 100 Novolimus-eluting coronary scaffold system.
Christian Assad, MD Interventional Endovascular Cardiology
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