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A new survey of 1,500 consumers from Apple Watch research service Wristly has found that 83 percent of the Apple Watch owners surveyed said the device at least somewhat contributes to their overall health and fitness.

More and more health insurers are embracing telemedicine as a way to provide lower-cost care to a large swath of covered patients.

San Carlos-based ShopWell, which offers a nutrition app, raised $3.

Early next year Lumo Bodytech, the company behind the Lumo Lift and Lumoback posture and activity tracking devices, will launch a new wearable, Lumo Run, a pair of running shorts or capris with a sensor embedded into the waistband to track runner-specific health metrics like cadence, bounce, ground contact time, braking, stride length, and pelvic rotation.

Stanislas Niox-Chateau, Ivan Schneider and Jessy Bernal, the founders of DoctoLib.

A smart baby bottle, which uses sensors to measure a baby's tongue strength and sends the data to a provider's mobile device, has received FDA clearance.

Funding for wearables startups -- not just health-focused wearables -- is on track for a five-year low according to a new report from CB Insights.

Intermountain Healthcare, a not-for-profit health system based in Salt Lake City, Utah, has partnered with American Well to launch a video visits app for patients.

Germany-based Clue, which has developed a women's health app, raised $7 million from Union Square Ventures and Mosaic Ventures.

Belfast, Northern Ireland-based Intelesens has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its wearable vital signs monitor, called zensor, designed for monitoring patients outside the hospital.