HIMSSCast: Unpacking Apple's new health records news – with Michael Abrams
At WWDC this month, Apple announced new health-sharing features that allow users to share their health records and patient-generated data with family, caregivers, or their healthcare provider. On...
View ArticleBritish AI solution for breast cancer screening arrives in the UAE
A UK-based applied science company, focused on supporting cancer diagnostics with machine learning, is bringing its award-winning solution to the United Arab Emirates (UAE).Kheiron Medical Technologies...
View ArticleGoogle's new tool seeks to tackle hunger by helping folks find food banks,...
Google is combating food insecurity with the launch of its new website called Find Food Support, which includes a Google Map locator tool and destigmatizing online resources.The tech giant collaborated...
View ArticleRo purchases at-home diagnostic company Kit, marking its second M&A in two...
This morning, direct-to-consumer virtual health company Ro announced its plans to buy at-home diagnostic company Kit for an undisclosed sum. This marks the company’s second acquisition in two...
View ArticleFitbit patent reveals it could be working on a health monitoring ring
Fitbit appears to be considering a new form for its health monitoring wearables based on a new patent registration filed last month.The Google-owned wearable-maker shared insights into a “ring for...
View ArticleAmazfit's earbuds aim to improve posture, boost activity
Consumer wearables company Amazfit today teased the upcoming launch of its new health monitoring earbuds.The earbuds will be able to detect the position of the user’s head in relation to their spine...
View ArticleFCC gives Amazon green light to use radar for monitoring sleep
Amazon got the go-ahead from the Federal Communications Commission last week to develop devices with radar sensors that could enable touchless control and remote sleep monitoring.The retail giant filed...
View ArticleAvanlee app launches to help family caregivers coordinate senior healthcare
Avanlee Care, a startup focusing on elderly care coordination, released its new “all-in-one” app, Avanlee.Built from founder and CEO Avanlee Christine’s past of caretaking for her grandparents, the app...
View ArticleEargo’s new smart hearing aids come with smaller specs and personalized...
Smart hearing company Eargo has released its latest connected hearing aids, the Eargo 5, equipped with smaller specs and new features.Chief to Eargo’s smart hearing devices is the ability for users to...
View ArticleHIMSSCast: Peeking into the future of healthcare
Among the many offerings at HIMSS21 is The Future of Healthcare, a continuation of the State of Healthcare data-driven virtual event HIMSS hosted back in June. On this special episode of HIMSSCast, we...
View ArticlePeloton to turn its bike workouts into a video game-like experience
Connected fitness device company Peloton is looking to gamify exercise with a new in-app experience geared toward its stationary bikes tentatively called Lanebreak. Now in beta, the new program is...
View ArticleWarby Parker's digital vision test lets users renew their glasses and contact...
Eyewear company Warby Parker has updated its digital vision test app to now let users renew their glasses or contacts prescription. The company has clarified that the digital test isn’t a comprehensive...
View ArticleGoogle Maps feature lets users check how crowded public transit is to help...
Google is looking to help folks socially distance themselves with a Maps feature that lets users check how crowded public transit is in their area. The tool uses artificial intelligence, historical...
View ArticleWearable tech market on the rise, according to Consumer Technology Association
The market for wearable gadgets is set to get a boost from the overall booming consumer tech market, which is expected to generate a record-breaking $487 billion in revenue in this year, according to a...
View ArticleFacebook removes #VaccinesKill hashtag following Biden administration...
More than a year after Facebook pledged to curb the spread of COVID-19 misinformation on its platform, the social media giant blocked content under the #VaccinesKill hashtag.Now, instead of showing...
View ArticleAkili interactive updates video game to give kids more choices while playing
EndeavorRx, the FDA De Novo-authorized video game digital therapeutic for children with ADHD, is getting a slew of new gameplay features, its developer Akili Interactive announced today.EndeavorRx...
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Contributed: Telemedicine for All Your Women’s Health Needs
Telehealth usage in the last year has increased by 6,000%. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, health care providers and patients rapidly shifted to virtual visits from traditional office care to reduce...
View ArticlePatients can now get anxiety and depression medications via Ro's...
Direct-to-consumer virtual care company Ro is rolling out a new mental health platform, dubbed Ro Mind, that will initially focus on generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) and major depressive disorder...
View ArticleDigital health apps balloon to more than 350,000 available on the market,...
The number of consumer digital health apps ballooned last year, with more than 90,000 new ones introduced in 2020, according to a new report by the IQVIA Institute for Human Data Science on digital...
View ArticleFacebook, YouTube, CBS reps to discuss COVID information and misinformation...
Before COVID-19 it would have been easy to imagine that producing and distributing an effective vaccine would have been the biggest challenge of fighting a global pandemic. But as it’s turned out, some...
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