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Smartphone-connected breast pump startup Naya Health gets FDA clearance
Redwood City, California-based smartphone-connected breast pump startup Naya Health has received FDA clearance for its first pump system.Naya Health's device is called The Smart Pump, and it uses a...
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Intel halts sales of Basis Peak wearable due to overheating concerns
Basis Science, the high-end fitness wearable company that was acquired by Intel in March 2014, has halted sales of its newest device, the Basis Peak, because of concerns about overheating. The company...
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Three major banks in China to give new customers fitness tracking,...
Munich, Germany-based fintech company Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) announced plans to launch a smartwatch in China that will primarily be marketed as a payments device, but, thanks to a...
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Spire launches new app with breath monitoring, contextual feedback
San Francisco-based Spire, which sells a breath-monitoring wearable aimed at increasing mindfulness and calm, launched a new version of its app that includes real-time respiration monitoring and...
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With iOS 10, iPhone users can become organ donors via Health app
When iOS 10 is released, the Apple Health app will include a new feature, allowing iPhone users across the United States to become organ, eye, and/or tissue donors with just a few taps. "On average,...
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Pokémon Go might be the fastest-growing unintentional health app
It’s a fast-growing fitness app that wasn’t intended to be one. Crippling servers, blowing up social media and getting kids and Millennials moving, Pokémon Go has been an instant hit since it launched...
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Analytica gets over-the-counter FDA clearance for smartphone-connected pelvic...
Analytica's PeriCoach, a smartphone-connected Kegel exercise coach for women, has received a second FDA 510(k) clearance, one that allows it to be sold over-the-counter. Its previous clearance, from...
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Insulin pump maker Insulet launches educational tablet app for kids, plans...
Insulet, maker of the OmniPod insulin pump, has launched a new tablet app aimed at children. The app, called Toby's T1D Tale, is essentially a virtual story book intended for teaching young children...
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Fitness-tracking smart jump rope now available in Apple Store
The days of counting your own hops, skips and jumps are over with Smart Rope, an LED-embedded jump rope that tracks rope rotations with a mid-air digital display. While jump ropes have long been known...
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Judge denies Fitbit's motion to dismiss sleep-tracking class-action suit
The judge in the class action suit against Fitbit, a suit that alleges the wearable company made misleading claims about its sleep tracking feature, has denied Fitbit's motion to dismiss the case. The...
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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Kognito launch new website to simulate...
Kognito, the New York City-based patient engagement company that provides simulations with virtual humans, has partnered with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to launch a new series of conversation...
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Smart Vision Labs launches consumer-facing, smartphone-enabled vision exam...
New York City-based Smart Vision Labs, creator of the smartphone-based autorefractor for vision testing, announced the launch of the SVOne Enterprise, an intuitive, self-guided vision testing system...
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Philips launches health watch, connected scale, blood pressure monitor and...
Philips Healthcare announced the global availability of a suite of "clinically-validated" health monitoring devices, including a health watch, connected scale, blood pressure monitor and thermometer....
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Opternative partners with 1-800-Contacts to launch online eye exam
Chicago-based Opternative, makers of a web and smartphone-based eye exam, has partnered with contact lens provider 1-800-Contacts to launch InstaRx, an online service that allows existing patients to...
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Product recall dings Dexcom's Q2, but hopes are high after FDA panel greenlight
Dexcom’s biggest triumph and its biggest let down this quarter both involved the FDA. On the positive side, a verdict from a special FDA panel means Dexcom may soon be able to change its CGM’s intended...
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Safety recall could spell the end for the Basis Band
Intel subsidiary Basis is recalling its Peak fitness tracking watch. The company halted production of the device at the end of June due to an overheating issue that affected just 0.2 percent of the...
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Under Armour downplays Connected Fitness on Q2 call
Under Armour’s Connected Fitness division, created two years ago when the sports apparel company acquired a spat of fitness apps, was largely pushed to the background on the company’s latest earnings...
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Olympians turn to wearables, virtual reality and other digital health tools...
The Olympics aren't just for athletes. It's also an opportunity for sports tech companies – including makers of vitals-monitoring wearables, fitness and training apps, and other digital tools – to show...
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Digital health tools tackle Zika and other health hazards of Rio Olympics
The 2016 Olympic Games are, defiantly, upon us. In the face of Rio de Janeiro’s questionable quality of air, water, mosquito-borne disease control, plus high crime rates, public health officials around...
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Connected golf shoes, football are latest in smart sports trend
Sports are getting smarter, from the ground up with smartphone-enabled golf shoes to a football that watches your every move. Salted Venture, a Samsung Electronics spinoff, has offered up its smart...
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