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With 6-figure Dr. Oz investment, iBeat launches heart-monitoring watch...
Health tech startup iBeatlaunched the pre-ordering phase of its heart-monitoring watch on Indiegogo, giving the company time to build out a commercial market and establish the device, iBeat Life...
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Microsoft discontinues online Band 2 sales, has no plans for a Band 3
Dig another grave in the fitness tracker cemetery, next to the Bodymedia Core, the Nike FuelBand, and the Basis Band, because it looks like the Microsoft Band is dead. ZDnet, which broke the news last...
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Fitbit creates research library with Fitabase, publishes results of corporate...
There may be plenty of skepticism about how much wearable activity trackers actually improve health, but Fitbit is offering a robust set of data to counter that argument. While the leading activity...
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Study: Patients with low health literacy less likely to use digital tools
Do digital tools lead to better health literacy? Researchers from the University of Texas at Austin explored if there was a link in health knowledge and health information technology, and found,...
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One Drop launches diabetes management app on Android, awaits FDA clearance...
One Drop, the diabetes management app that debuted last year on iOS, is now available on Android.One Drop offers a direct-to-consumer app for diabetes management that allows users with type 1, type 2...
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Health and medical app landscape becoming crowded, harder to monetize, report...
In the land of digital health apps, space is becoming limited. According to a new study by Research 2 Guidance, the number of health and medical apps is still surging – 259,000 such apps were listed on...
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Timesulin-maker Patients Pending to launch connected cap for insulin pens...
Patients Pending, a London-based health startup founded by one of the co-creators of Skype and his brother, has announced that it will follow up its Timesulin insulin pen cap with a Bluetooth-connected...
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Ovuline rebrands as Ovia Health, raises $10M to expand benefits business
Ovuline, which makes a suite of women's and family health apps, has raised $10 million in new funding and is renaming the company "Ovia Health". Ovia was already the brand name attached to its suite of...
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Progyny rebrands, launches new website for fertility health services
New York City-based digital health company Progyny, which offers a number of fertility services including concierge services for in-vitro fertilization, egg freezing, adoption and fertility benefits,...
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Cardiogram gets $2M to see if the Apple Watch can detect Afib
Cardiogram, a startup seeking to make the sensor data from the Apple Watch more useful for the average watch user, and, eventually, useful in a clinical context, has raised $2 million in a round led by...
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Moov raises $12M, launches headband and swim cap trackers
Fitness wearable company has raised $12 million in new funding in a round led by Mangrove Capital. BOE Technology Group also contributed to the round. "As with their first two products, Moov is...
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Medtronic launches Android app for MiniMed Connect
More than a year after Medtronic released its MiniMed Connect system, which connects an insulin pump and affiliated CGM to a smartphone app, the company has launched an Android version of the MiniMed...
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AARP launches caregiver-focused website with help from UnitedHealthcare,...
AARP Services, a subsidiary of AARP, has launched a new, interactive website designed to address gaps in the caregiving market, from scheduling and telehealth to professional advice.The CareConnection...
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Mothers want on-demand doctors and other digital health tools, survey finds
Mothers, in a role that is always on-call, are constantly looking new ways to manage their families' health, and that means having 24/7 access to a doctor, according to a new survey.The survey asked...
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PAI, Mio's new heart rate-based fitness metric, validated in retrospective study
An algorithm based on heart rate is a better way to track physical activity than steps or minutes of exercise, according to a recently published study in the American Journal of Medicine. Mio Global is...
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Beacon, the safety feature of fitness social network Strava, added to a few...
A selection of Garmin’s fitness trackers just got a little safer with the integration of Beacon – the safety feature from fitness app maker Strava.Beacon, which was launched earlier this summer, offers...
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AARP survey finds just 8 percent of family caregivers spend money on remote...
Caring for a sick or elderly family member presents many challenges, and financial strains is high up on the list. On average, family caregivers spend 20 percent of their income per year in...
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Livongo's smart blood glucose meter now features downloadable updates
Mountain View, California-based Livongo Health, a chronic disease management company, has launched a new capability on its smart blood glucose meter. The device now employs one of the most basic – yet...
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Microsoft launches app to help people with colorblindness distinguish colors
For people with colorblindness, daily activities like choosing a perfectly ripe piece of fruit or the ideal color palette of an outfit can be tricky, along with an overall compromised sense of the...
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Intel reportedly laying off much of wearables group; shelving new Basis device
According to a report from TechCrunch, Intel is laying off a large portion of its wearable group. The original report indicated that this meant the company is pulling away from wearables, but Intel...
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