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Google Ventures, the early-stage investment arm of Google, has invested about 30 percent of its fund into health startups, according to Krishna Yeshwant, one of its general partners.

Almost two-thirds -- 64 percent -- of adults in the US now own a smartphone, according to a new report from Pew Research Center.

Sense4Baby, the maternal and fetal monitoring product developed by West Health and then acquired by AirStrip Technologies, has received a second FDA 510(k) clearance, which will allow pregnant mothers to perform non-stress tests in their homes.

New York-based wellness app maker Noom has raised another $1.

Apple's newest offering, the Apple Watch, is set to launch April 24th.

Our last crowdfunding roundup had health-tracking body suits, bed covers and glow-in-the-dark headphones, as well as some more standard health monitoring devices.

San Francisco-based direct-to-consumer remote dermatology care service Spruce has raised $15 million from Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield and Byers, Google Ventures, Baseline Ventures, and Cowboy Ventures.

San Francisco-based Fitbit acquired fitness coaching app developer, FitStar, for at least $17.

LifeMap Solutions, the San Jose, California-based company that recently collaborated with Apple on one of the flagship apps for Apple ResearchKit, has launched a new pilot with Mount Sinai Hospital in New York.

According to a posting on ClinicalTrials.