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SleepScore's new app monitors sleep quality using soundwaves
SleepScore Labs — a joint venture between ResMed, Dr. Oz Media, and Pegasus Capital Advisors best known for its contactless, bedside sleep quality measurement device — has launched a new offering that...
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In-Depth: Consumer genomics furthers healthcare foothold but privacy,...
In the last few years consumer genomics has grown in both its offerings and legitimacy. The industry that was once best known for telling clients if they were Italian or Hungarian is now securing its...
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6 former Fitbit, Jawbone employees indicted by federal grand jury
Wearables maker Jawbone may be out of business, but its beef with rival Fitbit lives on apparently in the form of a grand jury indictment handed down Thursday from the U.S. District Court of Northern...
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Healthcare shopping tool Vitals creates new data analytics division
This morning Vitals, maker of online healthcare transparency resources for patients, announced that it would be creating a data analytics division called Vitals 360. The new division will be dedicated...
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Apple taps RapidSOS to help emergency responders pinpoint iOS users' locations
Apple has announced a partnership with RapidSOS that will allow iPhones to more easily send detailed location data to first responders in the event of an emergency, the Cupertino tech giant announced...
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Walmart submitted patent for blockchain, wearable, biometric scanner-based...
Walmart’s ongoing investigation of blockchain technologies seems to have intersected with its growing interest in joining the healthcare space, according to a patent application released earlier this...
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Facebook will direct users searching for opioids toward addiction resources
The US’s struggle with opioid addiction rages on, and Facebook seems to have heard critics’ warnings about social media’s role in the epidemic. During an event yesterday, representatives from the...
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Backed by Harry Styles, Ashton Kutcher, meditation app Calm nabs $27M
Calm, developer of the meditation and sleep app of the same name, has raised $27 million in a round of funding led by Insight Ventures that also includes singer Harry Styles (formerly of One Direction)...
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Aaptiv gets $22M from Alexa Fund, Disney, and others for audio fitness coaching
On-demand fitness content maker Aaptiv has raised $22 million in a new funding round led by Millenium Technology Value Partners. Existing investor Insight Venture Partners also contributed to the...
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HIMSS opens calls for proposals for HIMSS19
HIMSS announced that it is now accepting speaker proposals for the upcoming HIMSS19 Global Conference.“HIMSS seeks topics that focus on the good and not so good organizational experiences that...
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Apple taps RapidSOS to help emergency responders pinpoint iOS users' locations
Apple has announced a partnership with RapidSOS that will allow iPhones to more easily send detailed location data to first responders in the event of an emergency, the Cupertino tech giant announced...
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Walmart submitted patent for blockchain, wearable, biometric scanner-based...
Walmart’s ongoing investigation of blockchain technologies seems to have intersected with its growing interest in joining the healthcare space, according to a patent application released earlier this...
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Facebook will direct users searching for opioids toward addiction resources
The US’s struggle with opioid addiction rages on, and Facebook seems to have heard critics’ warnings about social media’s role in the epidemic. During an event yesterday, representatives from the...
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Backed by Harry Styles, Ashton Kutcher, meditation app Calm nabs $27M
Calm, developer of the meditation and sleep app of the same name, has raised $27 million in a round of funding led by Insight Ventures that also includes singer Harry Styles (formerly of One Direction)...
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Aaptiv gets $22M from Alexa Fund, Disney, and others for audio fitness coaching
On-demand fitness content maker Aaptiv has raised $22 million in a new funding round led by Millenium Technology Value Partners. Existing investor Insight Venture Partners also contributed to the...
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HIMSS opens calls for proposals for HIMSS19
HIMSS announced that it is now accepting speaker proposals for the upcoming HIMSS19 Global Conference.“HIMSS seeks topics that focus on the good and not so good organizational experiences that...
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Kaia Health's new AI app helps users achieve perfect squat
This morning London-based Kaia Health announced that it has launched an AI-powered motion tracking technology called the Perfect Squat Challenge app. The idea is that the app will work as a personal...
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Newly launched, Brain U Online aims to stymie dementia in aging consumers
Dementia-focused tech company Smart Brain Aging has announced the launch its virtual offering for the aging population.Called Brain U Online, the service provides consumers with cognitive tasks that...
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Amazon acquires virtual pharmacy PillPack
This morning Amazon broke the news that it is acquiring virtual pharmacy PillPack. With this, the online retail giant that has made itself famous for “one-click shopping” for consumer goods is...
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In-Depth: Voice, independence-focused technologies drive aging in place forward
Healthcare is improving with each passing year, allowing more aging patients to enjoy longer and healthier lives. Unlike in years past, though, this population isn’t necessarily limited to years of...
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