Google vet Roni Zeiger leaves Smart Patients to head up Facebook's growing...
Dr. Roni Zeiger, cofounder and CEO of Smart Patients and ex-chief health strategist at Google, is leaving his startup after seven years to join Facebook as the social network giant's Head of Health...
View ArticleMiniMed 670G increases users' time in optimal glycemic range, especially if...
Aggregated real-world outcome data collected from thousands of Medtronic MiniMed 670G users indicate that patients on the system spend an average 71% of their time within an optimal glycemic...
View ArticlePokémon tackles sleep health with upcoming app, tracking device
The summer of 2016 was dominated by a digital wellness app that few saw coming: Pokémon Go, a mobile game that used GPS and augmented reality to encourage players to explore real-world locations. And...
View ArticleHouse call platform Heal now offers virtual follow-up appointments
Heal, maker of an app for booking and processing physician house calls, is making an unexpected addition to its platform: a built-in telemedicine feature that customers may use to conduct voice or...
View ArticleT1D Exchange opens online patient registry for Type 1 treatment, policy research
T1D Exchange, a Boston-based nonprofit that promotes Type 1 diabetes research, has announced the launch of an open online patient data registry. By collecting information from children and adults with...
View ArticleBest Buy acquires another remote senior monitoring service
Best Buy has acquired remote senior monitoring service Critical Signal Technologies (CST) and will use its platform to bolster a push into the Medicare Advantage market, the retail electronics company...
View ArticleGreatCall recalls some Lively MobilePlus devices, halts sales
Update/Correction: This story has been updated with an additional statement from GreatCall. In addition, the headline originally referred erroneously to the Lively Mobile device, which was not affected...
View ArticleApple announces hearing protection, period tracking, activity trends features...
Today Apple announced that it’s adding three new health features to its Apple WatchOS6, designed to allow users learn about activity trends, track periods and keep track of hearing safety. The tech...
View ArticleSenseonics scores coveted non-adjunctive labeling claim for Eversense CGM
Implantable CGM company Senseonics has received approval from the FDA for the non-adjunctive indication for its Eversense device.Senseonics is only the third company to secure this indication, which...
View ArticlePing An Good Doctor launches ‘Private Doctor’ service
Ping An Good Doctor, a one-stop healthcare ecosystem platform from China has launched a ‘Private Doctor’ service within their Ping An Good Doctor App. What’s it aboutThe newly launched Private Doctor...
View ArticleMedtronic's latest real-world device data, Onduo and Orpyx's expanding...
On Friday, the American Diabetes Association kicked off its annual conference in San Francisco, where academics, vendors and other stakeholders congregated to unveil new study results and major...
View ArticleAmWell, Cisco partner on TV-centered telehealth platform for seniors
Seeking to better reach aging patients in their homes, telehealth company American Well has partnered with Cisco Systems on an upcoming effort to deliver virtual care through home television sets, the...
View ArticleBest Buy to sell more connected fitness devices in-store, online
This morning, consumer tech retailer Best Buy announced that it has expanded its arsenal of connected fitness products for consumers.Ranging from in-home exercise systems with live classes to smart...
View ArticleKlobuchar, Murkowski introduce bill bolstering health app, DNA test data privacy
This week, Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) introduced legislation to strengthen privacy and security protections for consumers’ personal health data, specifically the data...
View ArticleProof-of-concept system uses smart speakers to catch signs of cardiac arrest
In an effort to tackle in-home cardiac arrest, University of Washington researchers have devised a novel contactless system that uses smartphones or voice-based personal assistants to identify telltale...
View ArticleCanadian wellness incentive app Carrot Rewards shuts its doors
Four years after launching, the Canadian wellness platform Carrot Rewards announced that it will shut down its app-based service due to lack of investment.“It breaks our hearts to be saying farewell to...
View ArticleLivongo's chronic disease management service comes to smartwatches
Digital chronic disease management startup Livongo is making the jump from patients’ pockets to their wrists with new integrations that will bring some of the mobile app’s alerts and features to...
View ArticleFitbit users now have access to Cardiogram's heart condition-detecting deep...
Cardiogram, maker of a smartwatch app that uses deep neural network technology to detect various heart conditions, has inked a deal with Fitbit allowing its application to be integrated with the tech...
View ArticleMixed reactions from users following UnitedHealth Group's acquisition of...
On Monday, online patient support community PatientsLikeMe sent an email to its members announcing that it inked a deal with UnitedHealth Group, becoming part of the latter’s research branch. While...
View ArticleOne Drop's diabetes management product comes to Apple Stores
One Drop’s wireless blood glucose monitor is now being sold in certain US Apple Stores, according to a release from the company.One Drop’s platform, which is integrated with Apple’s Health Records,...
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