IDC 2019 wearables forecast

IDC: Global wearables market to hit 198.5M units by the end of 2019

The market is expected to reach 279 million units by the end of 2023 with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.9%.
Google website

Google looking to cash in on your medical queries

Every day a billion health-related questions are asked on Google and, obviously, the search giant is looking to harness that volume...
iPhone Watch Heart Study

Stanford Medicine unveils Apple Heart Study results

The largest study ever of its kind enrolled over 400,000 participants from all 50 states in a span of only eight months.
AHRQ Question Builder

AHRQ launches an app to help patients prepare for doctor visits

Based on content from AHRQ's Questions Are the Answer public education campaign, the app was developed with input from consumers and clinicians.
OnMed kiosk

OnMed launches its telemedicine station to diagnose patients and dispense prescription meds

An OnMed Station can be set up almost anywhere, bringing health care via high definition video and audio to patients at large workplaces or public spaces.
Intermountain at Home

Intermountain at Home launches to enable patients to receive clinical care at home

The offering will include primary care, some traditional hospital-level services, and palliative care for patients with chronic or serious medical conditions.
Rally Health mobile app

Rally Health launches next-gen digital health platform

The solution simplifies the consumer health experience by making separate elements of the health and health care ecosystem work together seamlessly.
23andMe diabetes test

23andMe adds type 2 diabetes screening to its Health & Ancestry test

The diabetes risk was calculated from the analysis of data 23andMe collected from more than 2.5 million customers who opted in to its research.
ISC Q4 2018 wearables

IDC: Global wearables shipments hit 172.2M units

Much of the growth was attributed to the growing number of ear-worn devices as they captured almost a quarter of the market during the year.
Fitbit new products

Fitbit launches four new affordable wearables

New devices include Fitbit Versa Lite Edition smartwatch, and a trio of activity trackers - Fitbit Inspire HR, Fitbit Inspire and child-friendly Fitbit Ace 2.
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