NASA taps Fitbit to support health and safety of astronauts during COVID-19 pandemic
Pilot program aims to use Fitbit in-app daily check-in and symptom logging to help NASA employees prevent the spread of COVID-19.
3 Medical Wearable Trends We’ll Be Seeing More of in 2021
Wearable tech is becoming more and more commonplace in modern society. In fact, the global wearables market grew by an impressive 35.1% in 2020...
Fitbit app updated with blood glucose tracking
The new feature helps users manage their blood glucose levels by logging or importing their levels and seeing the trends all in one place.
Lyft announces enhanced Concierge experience within the rider app
The majority of Concierge rides are for patients getting to and from their medical appointments via Lyft's non-emergency medical transportation partnerships
Six U.S. health information exchange organizations form new consortium
The Consortium for State and Regional Interoperability aims to help drive individual and population health improvements across the nation.
Philips Medical Tablet launched with advanced software
The device offers full remote information access, and can be easily deployed to enable a fully portable setup in emergency situations, including COVID-19.
Onduo goes beyond diabetes with a new platform, adds Spanish language support
The expanded platform supports members managing more chronic health conditions including type 2 diabetes, pre-diabetes, weight loss, hypertension...
Humana taps DispatchHealth to provide hospital-level care in the home
These services will be available in Denver, CO, and Tacoma, WA, with expansion to additional markets in Texas, Arizona and Nevada later this year.
AliveCor’s KardiaMobile devices get an expanded range of ECG determinations
The company's device now detects six times as many cardiac conditions as any other personal ECG...
Study: Early warnings of COVID-19 outbreak identified from Twitter posts
Increasing concerns about pneumonia cases were identified on posts published on Twitter in seven countries between the end of 2019 and the beginning of 2020.









