Why the Wealth of Data From Wearables Are Important for Consumers and Clinicians
Growing use of wearable technologies and the data they produce was discussed by a panel at the MedCity News INVEST Digital Health Conference in Dallas.
The Shifting Role of Wearables in Healthcare
The INVEST Digital Health conference, which will spotlight the consumer influence in healthcare, will include a discussion on wearables. It is scheduled for October 29 at Pegasus Park in Dallas. Register today!
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Inside an Automated Healthcare Practice: Redesigning Care Around People, Not Paperwork
By reducing administrative burden and redesigning workflows around human needs, it creates space for what matters most: connection between clinicians and patients.
Withings, Babyscripts Team Up to Tackle Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
Through a new partnership, Babyscripts members now have access to Withings BPM Pro 2, an FDA-cleared cellular blood pressure monitor.
FDA Clears Withings’ New Blood Pressure Monitor That Allows Providers to Communicate Directly with Patients
This week, the FDA granted clearance to Withings’ BPM Pro 2 cellular blood pressure monitor. The device seeks to help providers scale remote patient monitoring for heart failure patients.
Withings Unveils Urine Analysis Device That Sits in Your Toilet Bowl
Withings announced that it is developing a miniaturized platform that can analyze urine at home. The device, called U-Scan, sits within a toilet bowl and assesses specific biomarkers found in urine.
Redox, Withings partnership to make remote monitoring solution EHR-compatible
Through the new partnership, Redox — which connects EHRs to healthcare products and services — will make Withings' remote patient monitoring solution compatible with nearly all EHRs used by physicians and hospitals.
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The AI-Native Clinician Is Already Here. Medical Education and Health Systems Need to Catch Up.
Medical students, residents, and fellows are not waiting for formal guidance on artificial intelligence before putting it to use.
Two years after reset, Withings turns focus to remote patient monitoring with $60M raise
After Withings co-founder Eric Carreel bought the connected device company back from Nokia two years ago, the company has charted a more clinical course. With $60 million in new funding, Withings plans to build out a remote monitoring program for its medical devices.
Withings expands line of health devices with new connected BP monitors
The company's new BPM Core model has the ability to measure blood pressure, record an EKG and listen to heart patterns with a digital stethoscope attachment.
Bill Gates on 2019’s five breakthrough healthcare technologies
The Microsoft co-founder and billionaire philanthropist's choices for the healthcare innovations that have the potential to change the world range from personalized cancer vaccines to voice assistants.
Apple rumored to add sleep tracking capabilities on Apple Watch by 2020
Apple's competitors in the wearables space including Fitbit, Withings and Garmin have cited their ability to do long term sleep monitoring as an advantage over Apple's products.
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Closing the Quality-Affordability Gap in Workplace Mental Health
In an interview, Kyan Health Co-Founder and Chief Commercial Officer Konstantin Struck discussed how Kyan gives mid-market and enterprise employers access to premium workforce mental healthcare, at a price point that is affordable.
Verily’s wearable smartwatch EKG feature gets FDA nod
While the Study Watch was designed as investigational tool, it's likely the company will integrate features developed on the device onto its more consumer-oriented offerings.
From startup to start again: How Withings plans to recover from its Nokia experience
Withings co-founder Eric Carreel bought the company back earlier this year after a somewhat disastrous tenure under Nokia and is now looking to forge a path forward in the crowded connected health space.
Nokia ends a digital health misadventure with sale of business back to Withings cofounder
Two years after Nokia decided to acquire Withings for $192.3 million to grow a digital health business, it has sold the company back to Withings cofounder and chairman Éric Carreel.
Nokia leaked memo: No path for digital health to become meaningful part of the company
The Verge, citing the memo, noted that Nokia’s chief strategy officer Kathrin Buvac told employees that “our digital health business has struggled to scale and meet its growth expectations.”
Nokia’s digital health strategy in doubt amidst strategic review
Nokia made clear in an announcement that all options are on the proverbial table for the digital health business, which is part of Nokia Technologies.