Online health community HealthTap has launched a new paid mobile app, called TalktoDocs, that gives patients a voice-controlled way to get answers to their medical questions. Read more »
As part of its ongoing shift from offering content to being a “full-service engagement platform for patients,” WebMD has acquired Avado to help patients and physicians interact. Read more »
This year, digital health records and practice management startup CareCloud has raised $29 million and announced a partnership with cloud startup Box. This is its latest effort in expanding its platform… Read more »
Santa Monica-based Brighter, which helps people find discount dental services online, plans to extend into markets outside the Los Angeles area starting in 2014. Read more »
San Francisco-based IfOnly has raised $12 million for an online marketplace of high-end experiences with A-list talent in a range of fields like sports, music and food, Read more »
This summer, e-commerce startup Fab cut about 100 people in its Berlin office, but now it looks like the company may be looking to expand its European presence once again. According… Read more »
Mountain View-based Play-i is launching a crowdfunding campaign to produce simple robots that can help kids as young as five years old learn basic concepts behind programming. Read more »
The government has finally set a deadline for fixing the troubled HealthCare.gov. According to a Reuters report, Jeffrey Zients, the Obama administration’s new point man for the project, said the site… Read more »
Lifelong learning startup Curious wants to provide teachers of all kinds with the web tools to build their own online classrooms and reach a wider audience of students. Read more »