Checkme Pro

Viatom’s Checkme Pro medical tricorder clears the FDA

The device can perform one-lead ECG recording, pulse oximetry, temperature measurement, and movement sensing, among other things.
MATTER

20 new startups join MATTER’s accelerator

The accelerator connects and promotes collaboration to bring next-generation products and services to market that improve quality of care and save lives.
CTA graph

CTA: 74% of online U.S. adults likely to purchase health and fitness tech in...

Consumer purchase intent is highest for smartwatches, followed by fitness apps (30%), dedicated wearable activity trackers (27%) and smart apparel (27%).
Talkspace

Talkspace to test its mobile therapy platform with Columbia, Duke

The first test will be a 500-person study of anxiety, stress, and depression at Columbia University, followed by a PTSD study at Duke.
elderly patient treatment risk

University of Michigan unveils an app for breast cancer patients

Called Breast Cancer Ally, the application was developed after gathering feedback from both specialists who cared for patients and patients themselves.
app curation

Two initiatives trying to curate health apps announced

On one hand we have SocialWellth teaming-up with Columbia University-based HITLAB, and on the other - app curation from the Hacking Medicine Institute.
Gmate smart

Android for Gmate SMART mobile diabetes monitoring system clears the FDA

The Gmate SMART is a small, portable blood glucose meter that plugs into the headphone jack of a smartphone and provides fast blood glucose test results.
Brodsky with the bucket and iPhone

Inner ear problems detection with an iPhone and bucket

An iPhone stuck to the bottom of a plastic bucket is all it takes to cost effectively diagnose vestibular conditions in children.
NIBIB

Researchers score $6M for technology that helps children with asthma

The four-year grant is part of a national $144 million initiative called Pediatric Research using Integrated Sensor Monitoring Systems or PRISMS.
StopCOPD app

Japan’s Keio University, COPD Foundation launch ResearchKit studies

The former is looking to use data for the early detection of arrhythmia and cerebral infarction, while the latter aims to collect data from people with COPD.