Jets with glass floors. A Twitter without vowels. Thanks to the internet, everyone can participate in April Fools Day pranks. Although it’s a little harder to make light-hearted jokes about healthcare, a few organizations found a way. Thankfully, there seems to have been no harm done. Google created an entire microsite and a video for […]
Self-proclaimed tech nerd Adam Bosworth has spent more than two decades building software and databases. Before becoming VP of product management at Google, he’d done stints in management positions at BEA Systems and Microsoft. He’s been a key player in the development of Google Health, Google Docs and Microsoft Internet Explorer. But in his newest […]
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
Kids today are moving less and eating more to the point that one in three of them is overweight or obese, and technology – television, computers, video games, etc. – has taken some of the blame. Coleman Greene is part of the group that would argue that it doesn’t have to be that way. That […]
Everyone has seen the busload of tough show girls dripping in pink from Coca-Cola’s three-way desert chase Super Bowl ad. There will undoubtedly be cute animals, a loud movie preview and flashy car commercials in the mix of 2013 Super Bowl commercials. What we need for a change is more healthcare ads. Why would these […]
Last Gadget Standing is the people’s choice award of the Consumer Electronics Show. This year, three health devices made it to the top 10. The Shine from Misfit Wearables, the Telcare Wireless Blood Glucose Meter, and the SecuraPatch monitor were in the running with a table-top PC, an electric bike and the Samsung Galaxy Note […]
If you sound like everyone else pitching a digital health sensor to a venture capitalist, you may be sabotaging your chances of getting funded. Avoid these 5 cliches.
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
Does the world really need another fitness tracker? We already have the BodyMedia FIT, FitBit, Striiv, and the list goes on. But what if it’s waterproof, made of aluminum, about the size of a quarter and can register bicycle pedaling and swimming stokes? Misfit Wearables is hoping the bold design and simplicity of its recently […]
Some impressive investors including Mayo Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, Mohr Davidow and Aberdare Ventures have thrown $1 million in seed money behind an ambitious Rock Health fitness startup by the name of Wello. The startup has created an online marketplace that connects physical trainers with clients and enables live, online personal training via video chat. The […]
Do you need a good incentive to exercise? Check out this set of pictures. They may well surprise you. We all know we should exercise. It feels good during and we feel even better after. We know it burns calories and that our bodies were meant to be used. But all too many of us […]