From Alexa to COVID-19 tests, Amazon expands healthcare aspirations in 2021
At the very beginning of 2021, Amazon’s high-profile healthcare partnership with Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase, dubbed Haven, finally broke down. The goal of the joint venture between some of...
View ArticleFrom costs to consolidation, execs predict digital health trends in 2022
In 2021, the digital health industry has seen an explosion of funding, the rise of virtual care initially spurred by COVID-19 and a healthcare system still struggling under the weight of the...
View ArticleApple continues to team up with researchers, adds to its wearables in 2021
Apple has been in the digital health game for some time. The Silicon Valley titan isn’t just developing new consumer-facing tools, but also partnering with some of the biggest names in academia to...
View ArticleGoogle overhauls internal strategy, but adds plenty of health tools in 2021
Google’s healthcare business looks a lot different at the end of 2021 compared with the beginning of the year. The tech giant overhauled its strategy this year, eventually dismantling its health...
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Contributed: Prescription digital therapeutics don’t need a physician
Prescription digital therapeutic products can improve health for the underserved, especially in the area of mental health. Apart from addressing the severe shortage of mental health professionals by...
View ArticleDigital health execs’ takeaways from 2021: ‘People do not want to go back to...
As 2021 winds down, MobiHealthNews asked digital health executives about their biggest takeaways from another challenging year for the healthcare system.Check out these leaders’ thoughts on other big...
View ArticleTheranos’ Elizabeth Holmes found guilty on 4 of 11 charges
A jury found former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes guilty of fraud Monday, wrapping up the years-long and scandal-ridden saga of a young founder whose blood-testing technology couldn’t live up to its...
View ArticleOwlet releases new baby sleep monitoring system Dream Duo
Baby tech company Owlet announced a new smart baby monitor dubbed the Owlet Dream Duo, which was designed to help track a baby’s sleep and provide insights about the child’s sleep needs. The system,...
View ArticleDigital health products debut at CES 2022
CES is back in Las Vegas this year, and with that comes a slew of new product launches. The consumer technology event now has its own digital health track with a number of new companies and established...
View ArticleEargo releases new hearing aids with sound adjust algorithm, mask mode
Smart-hearing company Eargo rolled out its sixth-generation hearing aid. The technology comes with a sound-adjust algorithm designed to change volume based on surrounding noise without the user...
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Theranos founder Holmes found guilty of fraud; Data breach at health system...
Thumbnail: Tags: TheranosElizabeth Holmesdata breachCategories: Consumerdigital health fundingInvestorAuthor: HIMSS TVSubheader: This week's top stories include the Holmes conviction for conspiracy to...
View ArticleWhy providers are key to digital therapeutic uptake
Digital therapeutics are a growing field in the larger digital health space, but they’re still relatively new. What’s the state of the market, and how can the companies behind these products encourage...
View ArticleCOVID-19 changed health tech. So what’s next for women’s digital health?
The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the use of telehealth in the U.S., and digital health investment soared in 2021. But the pandemic also had a devastating economic impact on women across the globe....
View ArticleBinah.ai rolls out new contactless blood-pressure-monitoring system
Vital-signs-monitoring company Binah.ai is looking to turn a smartphone into a blood-pressure-monitoring measuring device through its video-based artificial intelligence technology. In addition to...
View Article23andMe receives FDA clearance for genetic test for prostate cancer marker
Consumer genetics company 23andMe scored FDA 510(k) clearance for a test to detect a hereditary marker for prostate cancer.The risk report provides information on whether users have the G84E mutation...
View ArticleRoundup: Proximie partners with Vodafone Business, AI to boost public health...
Virtual surgery platform Proximie partners with Vodafone BusinessLondon-based healthtech platform Proximie, has announced a partnership with Vodafone Business to increase access to surgical healthcare...
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EHR vendor sued after data breach; Headspace Health buys maker of AI-enabled...
Thumbnail: Tags: EHRdata breachHeadspace HealthSayanapatient data securityCategories: ConsumerEHRMergers and AcquisitionsAuthor: HIMSS TVSubheader: This week's top stories include a class action...
View ArticleHims & Hers dips into the female hair loss space
Direct-to-consumer virtual healthcare company Hims & Hers has a long history of treating hair loss in men, but today the company is rolling out two new products focused on the issue in women....
View ArticleKindbody launches at-home fertility tests
Hybrid reproductive care and women's health company Kindbody announced Tuesday that it's launching at-home fertility hormone tests for men and women.The tests, which measure hormones that are...
View ArticleStudy: Digital MSK program reduces reported pain
A digital musculoskeletal (MSK) care program reduced patients' pain levels and improved secondary measures like anxiety, depression, surgery intent and medication use, according to a study published in...
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