IDC: Global shipments of wearables hit 32M units in Q3 2018
New products from Fitbit, Garmin and Huawei helped propel the basic wearables category, and so did the growing demand in markets across Asia/Pacific.
Apple Watch users increase the number of active days increased by almost 31%
The number comes from a massive RAND Corporation study which included 400,000 participants across the US, Europe and South Africa.
Anthem Blue Cross makes telehealth visits available to its Medi-Cal customers
The service, called LiveHealth Online, provides users with convenient access to doctors, therapists and psychiatrists from the comfort of their home.
Ambra Health, Google Cloud collaborate to advance healthcare research
Ambra Health Cloud PACS for Google Cloud allows researchers to easily de-identifying patient medical imaging data for use in research studies.
Medtronic to acquire Nutrino Health
The companies recognized an opportunity to improve clinical outcomes for people with diabetes by leveraging Nutrino's extensive food analysis infrastructure.
Apple, VA to let vets access their health records on their iPhones
The tech giant would create a tool that allows vets to download health records directly to their iPhones and link them to other health apps.
Qualcomm Life expands its offering to enable data-driven insights across the continuum of care
New offerings make data more visible and actionable, empowering clinicians and caregivers to make better insight-based decisions about their patients.
The first telehealth fellowship announced by Jefferson and Teladoc
The fellowship formalizes a training and education program to advance the field of telehealth by creating a specialized curriculum.
GreatCall users can now quickly summon a Lyft driver across the U.S.
Following a successful pilot program in five markets, GreatCall now offers this service to all customers, providing easy access to Lyft rides.
AliveCor experimental AI found to compare favorably to an ILR
This is significant considering that ILRs have been viewed as the industry gold standard, allowing for long-term surveillance of AFib.