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VSP Global launches activity-tracking Level smart glasses
Vision insurance company and eyewear maker VSP Global today announced the launch of its activity-tracking Level smart glasses.The company’s new eyewear connects to a smartphone app that records daily...
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In-Depth: Cryptocurrency's digital health potential for data sharing,...
As Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies take off in a gold rush-like fashion, players in the digital health field have jumped on board the cryptocurrency wagon. Some companies, like Nobel Prize contender...
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Samsung's Galaxy S9 to include blood pressure monitor, research app
Samsung’s latest phones, the Galaxy S9 and S9+, will incorporate a new digital health app that will track users' blood pressure and stress level while helping researchers collect data. Seoul-based...
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FDA expands indication for MiniMed 670G's CGM to include upper arm
The FDA has expanded its indication for Medtronic’s Guardian Sensor 3, allowing patients to wear the sensor on their upper arm.The sensor is part of Medtronic’s MiniMed 670G system, and is currently...
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Fitbit Ionic: Adidas edition revealed, promises running-specific training
Wearable giant Fitbit and fitness apparel company Adidas have just released their latest running-specific training wearable, the Fitbit Ionic: Adidas edition.The product was born out of a partnership...
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WellDoc's refined consumer diabetes management service comes to Samsung phones
Samsung Health users will now have access to a new consumer-grade version of WellDoc’s digital diabetes management platform, the two companies announced this morning.Available on certain Galaxy S6 and...
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New app WeMa aims to give resources to caregivers
London-based startup WeMa Life has recently launched its online marketplace app that helps caregivers and patients connect with providers. The app has multiple functions and allows caregivers to book...
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Survey: Health app adoption has tripled since 2014
New survey data out this week from Accenture shows that healthcare consumers are using more wearables and apps, and are more bullish on virtual care, than ever before. But they also have high...
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Fitbit launches period and ovulation tracking platform
Fitbit has just announced its latest set of fitness wearables, alongside which will come a new platform that lets women track their menstrual and ovulation cycles. "Female health tracking will empower...
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Fitbit unveils new tracker for kids, new smartwatch for adults
Come this spring adults won’t be the only ones with their own line of Fitbit trackers. The company recently announced a new set of products including the Fitbit Ace, which is a tracker designed for...
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IDC report: Apple back on top of wearables market
Apple has risen to the top of the competitive global wearables market, according to an IDC report that came out at the beginning of this month. Meanwhile the overall growth of the space has slowed as...
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Reports: Google Fit is coming to iOS
Yesterday, Google announced in a blog post that Android Wear was changing its name to Wear OS, a rebranding designed to reflect the fact that one in three Android Wear users also uses an iPhone. The...
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IDC: Smartwatches will make up 1/3 of the wearables market in 2018
Smartwatch popularity continues to be on the rise, but traditional fitness trackers aren't going anywhere either, according to new market research from International Data Corporation (IDC). The entire...
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Gatorade, Northwestern University partner on sweat-reading hydration patch
Gatorade’s efforts to conquer dehydration have again entered the digital realm. Twice reports that the sports drink company and Northwestern University have developed a low-cost wearable skin patch...
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EyeQue launches Insight, a home tester for visual acuity
Newark, California-based EyeQue has launched the EyeQue Insight visual acuity screener, a device that lets consumers test their vision at home.The device looks similar to a VR headset. It attaches to a...
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A closer look at Fitbit's new feature for women
Correction: This article has been updated to accurately reflect that the women health tracking is a feature. It has also been updated to reflect Katherine Binder's accurate title. Last week Fitbit made...
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Reflexion revamps its home-rehab system with new patient, clinician offerings
San Diego-based remote physical therapy company Reflexion Health today announced the launch of two digital rehabilitation products: the VERAHome for post-acute care physical therapy patients, and the...
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FDA launches mobile version of drug information database
The FDA has launched a free mobile app version of its Drugs@FDA online database that offers consumers information on agency-approved drugs. The new app, called Drugs@FDA Express, is free and currently...
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PhysioWave's pulse wave velocity feature gets the all-clear from FDA
University of Stanford spin-out PhysioWave has just received FDA clearance for its pulse wave velocity (PWV) cardiovascular analyzer scale, which measures the stiffness of the vessels transporting...
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DarioHealth granted 510(k) clearance for Apple Lightning-compatible glucose...
Israel-based DarioHealth has been granted 510(k) clearance for a version of its Blood Glucose Monitoring System that, alongside the Dario app, is compatible with iPhone 7, 8, and X, according to a...
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