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CES 2019: Running list of health tech announcements
CES is upon us and some of the biggest digital health announcements of the year are beginning to emerge. MobiHealthNews is keeping a running list of the technology being announced in Las Vegas this...
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VRHealth, AARP launch VR platform for remote patient monitoring, in-home therapy
VRHealth, a tech company focused on virtual reality products for various healthcare implementations, has launched a new set of apps that look to better facilitate remote monitoring and family...
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23andMe to integrate genetic data into Lark Health's AI health coach
This morning, consumer genomic giant 23andMe revealed that it is teaming up with Lark Health, an AI platform that helps users manage chronic conditions, on a new initiative that will integrate a user’s...
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Philips launches app-based hub for its senior caretaking products
This week at CES 2019, Royal Philips unveiled a new app platform that links the company’s senior care products into a single digital ecosystem for family caretakers. Called Philips Cares, the app...
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OTC device for hay fever pain relief receives 510(k) clearance
The FDA has granted 510(k) clearance to an over-the-counter handheld electronic device for treating hay fever sinus pains, according to an announcement from its manufacturer.Tivic Health Systems’...
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Opportunities in precision oncology and genomic profiling services in Asia...
Launched in 2010 with a $25 million Series A financing led by Third Rock Ventures, Foundation Medicine released its first commercial assay called FoundationOne in 2012. The company develops,...
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Seizure-detecting wearable Embrace2 cleared by FDA for use by children
The Embrace2, a seizure monitoring wearable from Boston and Milan-based Embrace, has received an updated FDA clearance that allows it to be used by children ages six and up — the first such device to...
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The promises of consumer health data dominated CES 2019
CES 2019 is in its waning days, and with its end comes a time for reflection. This year’s consumer tech expo boasted no shortage of health and wellness products on display, ranging from novel...
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FindAir's connected inhaler accessory launches to EU consumers
In light of its recent CE Mark, Kraków, Poland-based respiratory health company FindAir will begin sales of its digital inhaler add-on to European consumers tomorrow, the company announced in a press...
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All of Us enrollees can now share health data from their Fitbit accounts with...
The National Institutes of Health made it clear from the start that Fitbit’s wearables would play a key role in the agency’s ambitious All of Us Research Program.Now, eight months and more than 100,000...
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Google pays $40M to Fossil for mystery smartwatch tech, reportedly from Misfit
Google has agreed to pay $40 million to acquire a still-under-development smartwatch technology from Fossil Group. While the companies have not disclosed much about the technology in question, there is...
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Apple, J&J partner on multi-year study of Apple Watch's health features
Earlier today, Johnson & Johnson announced plans for a multi-year research program it will be launching with Apple to explore the role Apple Watches could play in senior health monitoring.Set to...
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Ping An Good Doctor’s “Voiceprint Lock” achieves login success rate of close...
Ping An Good Doctor, a one-stop healthcare ecosystem platform from China, recently announced that their “Voiceprint Login System” (“Voiceprint Lock”), jointly developed with Unisound, an intelligent...
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Rumors of AirPod health sensors resurface
Digitimes, a supply side electronics publication with a mixed track record on Apple rumors, is reporting that Apple plans to launch next-generation AirPods in 2019 which will include health monitoring...
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Merck, Tencent enter strategic collaboration on intelligent digital health...
Yesterday, Merck, a German multinational pharmaceutical, chemical and life sciences company, and Tencent, a Chinese multinational investment holding conglomerate, signed a strategic collaboration...
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Lively launches telehealth hearing assessment, consultation alongside $16M...
To complement its catalogue of connected hearing aids, New York City-based Lively has launched a telehealth service that will allow users to complete an online hearing assessment, conduct a virtual...
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Interoperable artificial pancreas system reliably controls blood glucose...
A recent paper published in Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics describes the design, safety and basic efficacy of a device-agnostic smartphone app that can interface with continuous glucose...
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Giblib launches VR app to stream pre-recorded, live operations
Giblib — the maker of a variety of streaming medical education videos that can be viewed the web, on mobile and in virtual reality — has launched a new app on the Oculus Store that features 360-degree...
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Kaia Health unveils a feasibility study to explore a digital COPD treatment...
Digital therapeutics company Kaia Health has unveiled a feasibility study to examine the impact of its digital therapeutic treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) on Japan’s ageing...
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How many companies stand to benefit from the FDA Pre-Cert program? Fewer than...
About the Author: Bradley Merrill Thompson is a member of the firm at Epstein Becker & Green, P.C. There, he counsels medical device, drug, and combination product companies on a wide range of FDA...
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