Menopause Startup Launches AI-Powered Hot Flash Care Product
At CES 2024, menopause startup Amira launched The Terra System, a wearable cooling device that supports women battling hot flashes and helps them sleep through the night.
Oura Will Now Share Its Sleep Scores With CGM Providers
Oura — a company selling a ring that tracks peoples’ biometrics — announced new partnerships with three providers of continuous glucose monitors: January, Supersapiens and Veri. These companies will now be receiving sleep scores and other biometric data from Oura so they can see how these measurements affect users’ glucose levels and overall health.
With the Rise of AI, What IP Disputes in Healthcare Are Likely to Emerge?
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
With Halo Shutdown, Amazon Has Now Closed 3 of Its Healthcare Divisions Since 2021
Amazon recently announced that it is shuttering its Halo division, a line of wearable health and fitness devices. This marks the third time in about two years that the e-commerce giant has closed one its healthcare businesses — Amazon Care failed last year, and Haven failed in 2021.
CardieX Acquires Blumio, Incorporates Its Wearable Blood Pressure Sensor
CardieX, a cardiovascular technology company based in both Australia and Illinois, recently acquired Blumio, a San Mateo, California-based startup focused on cardiovascular sensors. The deal will advance both companies’ vision to accurately and easily measure blood pressure without relying on the use of a cuff.
Digital health innovations support biohacking to deliver balance and wellbeing, expand health care options, and improve outcomes
Biohacking, also known as human augmentation or human enhancement, is a way to do-it-yourself when it comes to your personal biology, with an aim to improving performance, health, and wellbeing through strategic interventions focused on prevention.
The importance of patient centricity in healthcare
From utilizing patient portals and other electronically accessible data to using wearable tech for monitoring blood pressure, cholesterol levels, and other measurables, patients today have a wide range of available options to ensure they are taking an active role in their own healthcare journey.
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A Personalized Approach to Medication Nonadherence
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
Abbott is out to win hearts and minds. Will it one day become a household name?
Abbott wants to leap into the world of consumer wearables to track various health signals for better health for consumers and better growth of its business. Will it win hearts and minds?
Health apps could face big fines if they don’t disclose privacy breaches
The agency reminded health apps and wearables companies that they must disclose any breach of users’ health information, even if they are not a HIPAA covered entity. Companies that fail to disclose a breach could face thousands of dollars per day in fines.
Study: Resilience, emotional support key to helping healthcare workers fight stress
Along with daily surveys, a research team from Mount Sinai used Apple Watches to measure how stress impacted healthcare workers' bodies and pinpointed the characteristics that were associated with lower stress levels over time.
Report: Apple Watch to add blood pressure, thermometer features
According to a report by the Wall Street Journal, Apple is planning to add more health features to its watch, including a feature to track blood pressure and a wrist-based thermometer.
Maximize Revenue and Patient Care with Strategic Weight Loss Management
We will highlight Build My Health's revenue practice management tools, which could help physician practices add up to $250,000 to their practices.
BioIntelliSense lands $45M for remote patient monitoring device
BioIntelliSense, a startup with backers including UCHealth and Royal Philips, recently raised $45 million. The company began marketing its sticker-like device to monitor patients’ vitals last year after getting FDA clearance at the end of 2019.
StartUPDATES: New developments from healthcare startups
Read about new developments from HealthMine, TailorMed, Heru and Entos.
Why Google is focusing its consumer health efforts on Fitbit
Google recently reshuffled its health division, moving a significant number of employees over to its Fitbit and Search businesses. Analysts said it's no surprise Google would focus its consumer health efforts on Fitbit, given Fitbit’s broad reach and the competition to add more meaningful health features to these devices.
Interoperability now needs to go beyond EHRs to include the larger digital health ecosystem
The next step in the evolution of interoperability will involve examining data flows in digital healthcare, according to panelists at the American Telemedicine Association's annual conference. This includes looking into how data sharing will support telehealth, remote patient monitoring and programs involving wearables.
Oura raises $100M, looks to add more health features to sleep-tracking ring
Oura, a startup making a sleep tracker in the form of a ring, raised $100 million in funding. The startup plans to more develop features that would help people better understand what to do with their health data.