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Report: Apple Watch ECG will go live by year's end
Apple made big waves at its last September special event by announcing — concurrent with FDA's announcement of its clearance — an ECG reader built into the Apple Watch Series 4. Now, according to a...
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China's online healthcare platform jianke.com enters into strategic...
Jianke.com, China's online healthcare platform, yesterday announced during the Jianke Doctor Rebrand & 2018 Jianke Partners' Conference in Shanghai that they will be entering into a strategic...
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Conversational treatment adherence device Pillo launches to consumers
Pillo, the countertop device that uses conversational artificial intelligence to help patients manage their treatments, is now available to consumers for online purchase, manufacturer Pillo Health...
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Smart pill bottle cap company launches supplement subscription service
Smart pill bottle cap maker Pillsy has launched a subsidiary that will pair the adherence technology with a nutritional supplement subscription service.Called Stride Nutrition, the service is now...
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Apple Watch's ECG, heart rate alerts are live today
As predicted, the Apple Watch's version 5.1.2 update went live today, giving anyone with an Apple Watch Series 4 the ability to take an ECG reading on the wrist. Alongside the active ECG, the Watch's...
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FCC document suggests Apple may launch new Beddit device
It looks like Apple's not yet done with Beddit, the sleep-tracking device startup it acquired in May 2017. An FCC filing uncovered by VentureBeat suggests strongly that the company is planning to...
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Mango Health founder Jason Oberfest joins Apple's health team
When Mango Health announced last month that CEO Jason Oberfest was stepping down, the company didn't mention where Oberfest was going. Now, according to his LinkedIn, first spotted by CNBC, he has...
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FoodMarble AIRE, a D2C device to test for food intolerances, now on sale
New York City-based FoodMarble officially launched its FoodMarble AIRE device last week. The device allows individuals to test hydrogen levels in their breath, a method that can be used to identify...
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Study: iPhone’s step tracker is solid, but don’t rely on its distance...
A Stanford study recently published in npc Digital Medicine suggests that the iPhone’s step measurement capabilities are sufficient enough to monitor and measure patients’ activity remotely. However,...
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Philip's HealthSuite Android app poses possible security risk
Last week the Department of Homeland Security and Philips issued notices alerting the public to possible cyber security risks in Philip’s HealthSuite Health Android app. The DHS said the risk was...
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Fitbit releases OS 3.0 for smartwatches, new dev tools, highlights...
With roughly a week to go before thousands of devices are unwrapped under the tree, Fitbit has pushed out a bevy of updates to its smartwatches that make it easier for wearers to quickly grasp their...
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AIA partners with MyDoc to digitally deliver health screening results for AIA...
The digital managed care platform MyDoc has been tapped to digitally deliver health screening results of AIA Vitality members in Singapore, creating the first digitally integrated corporate health...
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Concepta Diagnostics launches new tool to track ovulation
This afternoon London-based Concepta Diagnostics unveiled exclusively to MobiHealthNews the UK release of its myLotus Fertility app and monitoring system, which lets women trying to conceive test their...
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Omron's smartwatch blood pressure monitor cleared by FDA, launches in January
This morning, Omron Healthcare announced that the HeartGuide wristwatch — a wearable oscillometric wrist blood pressure monitor unveiled earlier this year at CES 2018 — has received FDA clearance and...
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Apple's busy 2018 in healthcare, from Health Records to Watch ECG
It seems like Apple gets more involved in healthcare every year, and 2018 was no exception. The two big stories of the year — the Apple Watch ECG and Apple Health Records — were both the culmination of...
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StartupCare co-founder Sebastien Gaudin shares insights on the challenges &...
Yesterday, Shanghai-based insurtech startup CareVoice (who launched their AI voice-based virtual health assistant for insurers and employers in Greater China in May 2018) announced the official launch...
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10 digital health companies using cryptocurrency as incentives
Money is a motivator. Recently, digital health companies have starting to tap into blockchain-backed cryptocurrency as a way to motivate users to workout, take medication and stay sober. Most of the...
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Medtronic, IBM Watson diabetes app gains hypoglycemia prediction feature
Sugar.IQ — the digital diabetes assistant for Guardian Connect system users that is jointly supported by Medtronic and IBM Watson — has a new feature that uses artificial intelligence to predict future...
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Google Assistant users can now access Lifesum to enter calories, health goals
Just in time for those New Year’s resolutions, Lifesum, a Swedish health tracking app, will now be available to Google Assistant users. This integration will allow users to keep a record of their...
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Ping An Good Doctor launches commercial operation of One-minute Clinics in China
Last year, Ping An Good Doctor, a one-stop healthcare ecosystem platform from China, piloted unstaffed clinics that employ artificial intelligence called “One-minute Clinics” in the Wuzhen Scenic Area...
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