Fitbit launches COVID-19 wearables study for early detection algorithm
Fitbit has launched an in-app study the company says could help develop an algorithm for detecting potential COVID-19 cases prior to symptom onset.Device owners over the age of 21 who live in the U.S....
View ArticleSamsung's smartwatch ECG feature gets green light in South Korea
Samsung is the latest wearable company to enter the ECG monitoring space, following an announcement on Sunday that the function on its Health Monitoring app got the greenlight from South Korea’s...
View ArticleCOVID-19: The rise and rise of telemedicine
About the author: Aline Noizet is a connector by heart. Founder of Digital Health Connector, she is passionate about digital health, innovation and connecting the right people to have an impact on...
View ArticleHealth kiosk maker Higi closes $30M round headed by Babylon Health
Higi, the maker of health kiosks found in retail pharmacies and groceries, has raised $30 million in a new funding round led by symptom-check chatbot service Babylon Health. The raise also included...
View ArticleNew CB Insights report says Facebook could be digital entry point for health...
For quite a while now, tech titans Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft, Google and Apple have been quickly gaining prominence in the healthcare industry. In a new report, CB Insights dives into what each of...
View ArticleCOVID-19 apps want user data, but few say they'll protect it
A large portion of COVID-19 apps available in the Google Play Store ask users for advanced access permissions, but very few indicate to users that collected data will be made anonymous and secured,...
View ArticleBlueStar's eighth FDA clearance adds long-acting basal insulin support for...
WellDoc's BlueStar chronic disease-management tool has picked up another 510(k) FDA clearance that will allow it to support adult Type 2 diabetes patients using long-acting basal insulin. The feature...
View ArticleSamsung's free handwashing app brings rinsing reminders to smartwatches
Handwashing may be a routine habit for some, but for everyone else who struggles to sanitize there's now a smartwatch app from Samsung that encourages regular, thorough handwashing.Available for a free...
View ArticleAs health tech brands scramble to respond to protests, critics stress need...
The deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and others have lit a powder keg in the U.S. and abroad, leading to nearly two weeks of protests and demonstrations that highlight the...
View ArticleDisadvantaged groups may not be able to access COVID-19 antigen tests online
A credit reference database check requirement may exclude disadvantaged groups from ordering the UK government’s coronavirus test online.Under the test and trace system, people with symptoms of the...
View ArticleNew study highlights technology’s role in easing Britain’s systemic...
A campaign called Find Your Tribe has been launched following research highlighting that even before lockdown, many people in the UK have been suffering with loneliness.The study, commissioned by...
View ArticleBabylon Health admits GP at Hand app data breach caused by ‘software issue’
London-based digital firm Babylon Health has admitted that a data breach occurred that allowed a patient to access recordings of another patient’s consultation via the GP at Hand app.The app, which has...
View ArticleD-Link announces launch of a screening camera to detect skin-surface...
Surveillance solutions firm D-Link has announced the launch of a group temperature screening camera which can monitor up to 30 people at a time simultaneously. The DCS-9500T camera has been designed to...
View ArticleWalmart snaps up digital health company CareZone's medication management tool
In an effort to further its foothold in the healthcare space, Walmart announced that it has acquired digital medication management company CareZone’s tech platform, patents and “key intellectual...
View ArticleEndeavorRx, Akili's video game therapeutic, receives FDA De Novo clearance
After years of waiting, Akili Interactive has finally received FDA De Novo marketing authorization for EndeavorRx, its video game digital therapeutic for children aged 8 to 12 years with ADHD.This is...
View ArticleFitbit wants to help employees return to work safely
With much of the world gradually returning to work after COVID-19 lockdowns, Fitbit sees a new opportunity to engage its employer customers with device- and app-driven health monitoring.The company...
View ArticleNBA's summer COVID-19 protocols include Oura Rings for players
An unusual summer playoff format will once again have NBA superstars competing for their championship rings, but behind the scenes all players entering the Disney World "bubble" will have the option to...
View ArticleHydrow brings in another $25M for digital rowing workouts
Hydrow, maker of a connected rowing exercise machine for consumers, has announced $25 million in new investments, bringing the company's total capital raise to $52 million. L Catterton led the raise,...
View ArticleRo powers local physician search with Ribbon Health's API, NIH taps MDClone's...
Consumer virtual health and wellness brand Ro highlighted a new partnership with healthcare API company Ribbon Health that will help users and their virtual providers seek out in-person primary and...
View ArticleRoundup: UK contact-tracing app switches to Google-Apple model, Microsoft 365...
UK CONTACT TRACING APP SWITCHIn a major U-turn, the UK is switching from its existing centralised contact tracing app to the technology provided by Google and Apple.At the Downing Street briefing,...
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