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Compared to past World Wide Developer Conferences, Apple's latest presentation was light on health-related content.

David Ebersman Lyra Health, a startup that launched last week, will focus on addressing the gaps in the healthcare system surrounding behavioral health conditions like anxiety and depression.

Samsung has partnered with China-based payor Ping An Insurance to create a digital health platform, according to the Korea Herald.

Just a couple months after Teladoc filed for an IPO, the company disclosed that they have acquired Scottsdale, Arizona-based Stat Health Services, which offers the online doctor visit service Stat Doctors.

Thiel Foundation has announced that Harry Gandhi, cofounder and CEO of digital health startup Medella Health will be a 2015 Thiel Fellow.

Teladoc's road to IPO may prove to be a bumpy one thanks to a new legal battle with American Well.

HealthMine's app A new survey of 1,200 consumers with either self- or employer-sponsored health insurance -- sponsored by HealthMine and conducted by Survey Sampling International -- indicates that interest in payer-led mobile health initiatives is still fairly low.

Medtronic has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its MiniMed Connect device, which allows users of Medtronic's continuous glucose monitor (CGM) and insulin pump to view data from those devices on their smartphone.

Ranya Habash, MD, a noted ophthalmologist and CMO of Everbridge, says the most innovative mHealth technology should fly under the radar (and that won't include robots).

Google has begun to test the first app that will be used in the wider rollout of its Google Baseline study, called the Study Kit app, according to a new report from TechCrunch.