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Fitt provides health and fitness coverage or recommendations for 31 cities, and is looking to move into class registrations and bookings as well.

This week at the Connected Health Conference in Boston, Bob Coughlin, executive director of the Mass Biotech Council, and Dr. Joe Kvedar, VP of Connected Health at Partners, talked the future of digital in life sciences. 

Dr. Kyra Bobinet, CEO of EngagedIN, and Dr. Judson Brewer, director of research and innovation at Brown's Mindfulness Center, shared insights and strategies for re-imagining habit forming and behavior change at CHC 2019.

The investment will be used to build a clinical-stage portfolio for rare diseases, including treatments for Fragile X syndrome.

Also: Myia health partners with ACC, Washington University St. Louis, Barnes Jewish Hospital for platform pilot; Saint Barnabas Medical Center rolls out Elemeno Health's tool to frontline healthcare teams.

Microsoft's Neil Jordan sat down this morning with HIMSS CTIO Steve Wretling at the Connected Health Conference to answer a battery of questions on the shifting market.

Chris Dancy, health and wellness consultant and author of "Don't Unplug - How Technology Saved My Life and Can Save Yours Too!," spoke at the Connected Health Conference in Boston this morning about how he used his digital footprint to gain lifestyle insights. 

Once Fitbit has cleared its own atrial fibrillation detection feature, it will be working with the pharmas to develop content that will help at-risk users discuss their heart health with a provider.

Heywood spoke at the Society of Participatory Medicine's annual conference about the importance of patient involvement, and how the company is continuing its work following this summer's acquisition by UnitedHealth Group.