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Abbott gets CE Mark for Freestyle Libre 2, adds Bluetooth for real-time alerts
Abbott Diabetes Care has received CE Mark clearance for the second generation of its Freestyle Libre device, which will allow the company to make the device available to users in Europe. It will be...
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A quick look at the UK's new National Health Service app
The National Health Service (NHS) in England is introducing a new app that will allow patients to access NHS services on their smartphones and tablets, to be gradually rolled out across the country...
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95% of Americans find online doctor reviews reliable, survey suggests
American consumers are more often using online review sites to choose doctors, and they’re increasingly trusting of those reviews, especially millennials, according to a new survey of 1,000 US...
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Start-ups leveraging AI to improve outcomes and put patients in control of...
The increasing pace of development in digital innovations aims to put patients in charge of their health and care and offer new ways to address the challenges of an ageing population, but how are...
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Study: Hybrid closed-loop 'artificial pancreas' system offers better glycemic...
Pediatric and adult Type 1 diabetes patients receiving a hybrid closed-loop artificial pancreas therapy demonstrated improved glucose control and lower risk of hypoglycemia compared to those managing...
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Solv's urgent care booking app adds video telemedicine support
Solv, the San Francisco-based maker of an urgent care appointment booking app, has unveiled a video call functionality that will allow providers to offer patients the option of a telemedicine...
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Basis launches consumer mental health counseling app with $3.75M investment
Basis, an app-based platform that connects consumers with mental health counselors, announced the launch of its service alongside a $3.75 million funding round. The investment was led by Bedrock, with...
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Population health management often starts with a ride
Tags: Health 2.0Lyftridesharingpopulation healthCategories: ProviderConsumerThumbnail: Author: HIMSS TVSubheader: Gyre Renwick, vice president at Lyft, is leading the company’s healthcare team to...
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VisualDx launches Aysa, a consumer-facing dermatology app
Clinical decision support tool maker VisualDx officially launched Aysa, its first consumer-facing app, last month at Health 2.0 in San Francisco. The app allows users to upload pictures of skin lesions...
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Fertility testing is just the beginning for home lab testing device Mira
Mira, the women’s health startup that launched last month at TechCrunch disrupt and won a recent startup competition at Health 2.0, has moved fast.The three-year old company has 36 employees, a device...
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FibriCheck's a-fib detection app scores 510(k) clearance, targets 2019 US launch
Last week FibriCheck announced that it received FDA 510(k) clearance for its app, which uses a smartphone’s camera and artificial intelligence to monitor for heart rhythm disorders. With this, the...
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Consumers – not providers – will have the power to ensure interoperability
Tags: Health 2.0innovationAPIsMedicareCMSBlue ButtonCategories: ConsumerProviderThumbnail: Author: HIMSS TVSubheader: Bettina Experton, MD, and CEO of Humetrix, talks about the history of CMS’s Blue...
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Walmart, Amazon patents could take biometric monitoring to a new level
Amazon and Walmart have both recently been granted patents for novel uses of biometric sensing — Amazon for an Alexa feature that would allow the device to passively detect signs of illness and...
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Connected closed-loop adherence platform Hero launches to consumers with $12M...
Hero— a medication adherence system consisting of a countertop device, refill service, and connected app — has launched today to consumers on the back of $12 million in Series A funding.The...
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DFree, a smartphone-connected wearable for incontinence, launches in US
San Diego-based Triple W has launched a new wearable connected health monitor in the United States, focused on urinary incontinence. The sensor, called DFree, uses an ultrasound sensor to monitor...
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Voice tech gearing up for its next wave
BOSTON — Voice technology is growing out of its first wave of reactive information services and becoming more proactive in ways that can help clinicians and consumers more effectively manage their...
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Beddr launches Sleep Tuner, a forehead-worn sensor for sleep apnea patients
Mountain View, California-based Beddr has launched Sleep Tuner, its first health wearable. The device is an FDA-registered sleep sensor, worn on the forehead, which measures blood oxygenation, heart...
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FCC chairman sees big potential with intersection of broadband and telemedicine
Tags: Connected HealthFCCbroadbandtelemedicinetelehealthAjit PaiCategories: ProviderConsumerThumbnail: Author: HIMSS TVSubheader: Ajit Pai, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, talks...
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Five months in, NIH's All of Us has enrolled 100,000 participants
The NIH’s All of Us Research Program launched in May with a daunting task ahead of it — collecting demographic, health, behavior and genomic data from a 1 million person cohort comprised of...
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Helix launches DNA Product Studio to help partners develop and test apps
Yesterday morning Helix, an early player in the consumer genomics field, announced the launch of its DNA Product Studio. The tool aims to boost the development of new genomics apps and tests for...
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