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By Aditi Pai | 08:52 am | May 11, 2015
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.
By Brian Dolan | 06:12 pm | May 07, 2015
One of the first companies in the connected fitness wearables market, San Francisco-based Fitbit, has registered for an initial public offering.
By Aditi Pai | 11:47 am | May 07, 2015
Digital health accelerator Healthbox has added 10 startups to its next accelerator, which will be based in Miami.
By Jonah Comstock | 10:07 am | May 07, 2015
The Senate Special Committee on Aging held a hearing yesterday to learn about the potential of aging in place technologies, including sensors and wearables.
By Aditi Pai | 09:56 am | May 07, 2015
Brigham and Women's Hospital has partnered with seed fund Rock Health to test and possibly integrate technologies from companies in Rock Health's portfolio, according to a Boston Business Journal post.
By Aditi Pai | 09:41 am | May 07, 2015
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.
By Jonah Comstock | 11:26 am | May 06, 2015
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.
By Aditi Pai | 11:07 am | May 06, 2015
As more and more health sensors are built into mobile devices, the global biometrics market is ramping up.
By Jonah Comstock | 10:54 am | May 06, 2015
Indianapolis-based pharma giant Eli Lilly is opening a new drug delivery and innovation center in Kendall Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts.