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.
Michele Mehl

Interview with Excy’s founder and CEO – Michele Mehl

The company's product, Excy, is a portable exercise cycling system that works with a mobile coaching app to deliver actionable data to keep users going.
Microsoft Band activity reminder

Microsoft Band 2 gets activity reminder, music controls

There's also the new, slightly revamped exercise tile, which should make it easier to track calorie burn, heart rate and the duration of an exercise.
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.
Samsung Medtronic partnership

Medtronic, Samsung team-up over solutions for neuromodulation patients

The two giants are looking to accelerate the development of digital health solutions for patients who could benefit from neuromodulation therapy.
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%).
surgical robot

J&J, Alphabet formalize their partnership to make smarter surgical robots

The two parties will establish a new company, Verb Surgical, that aims to create smaller, smarter and more affordable robotic-assisted systems for surgery.
American Well telehealth

American Well, Doximity to help doctors establish virtual practices

Amwell enables doctors to integrate telehealth into their current practice workflow and reach their patients outside normal office hours and location.
Nutrino app

Watson-powered Nutrino app brings nutrition recommendations to expectant moms

The application provides women with real-time, personalized nutrition advice including meal recommendations and 24/7 nutritional support.
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.
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