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The NPD Group is predicting that 9 percent of American adults will own a smartwatch by the fourth quarter of 2016.

Seed fund Rock Health has invested in three new companies: telepsychiatry service 1DocWay, provider analytics company Arsenal Health, and wearable technology maker Caeden.

Mayo Clinic's Apple Watch app for doctors As the Apple Watch begins to find its way into the hands of consumers, it's also becoming clearer that there's a lot of interest in the health features of the device.

Xerox's Tamara StClaire says telehealth fills all the needs of the connected consumer of the future, while most apps will fall away because they don't integrate well with the healthcare system.

A survey of more than 1,000 consumers from ON World showed that fitness is the most important application for wearable users.

Somerville, Massachusetts-based eye diagnostic tool maker EyeNetra has launched a new service called Blink, which brings eye tests to the patient, in New York City.

A retrospective matched-pair cohort study of 348 patients in Partners HealthCare's Boston-area hospitals shows that remote monitoring in congestive heart failure patients can reduce 120-day hospitalizations and mortality.

A few weeks ago Blue Cross of Idaho launched an app, available on iOS and Android devices, for its members so they have access to information about their healthcare plan.

Glow has announced that its fertility tracking app will now help men track and troubleshoot their fertility as well.

Under Armour continues to grow its membership base for what it's calling its Connected Fitness business -- the three apps the company acquired in the past two years as well as its existing UA Record app -- even as the company explores its new acquisitions and plots a course forward, according to the company's first quarter earnings call.