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 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.
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 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.
Solve.Care taps Lyft to improve access to medical care with ridesharing service integration
Care.Wallet users will be able schedule their Lyft rides to doctors' offices, hospitals and pharmacies, with the ability to plug in desired arrival times.
Microsoft’s bot aims to match patients to clinical trials
The Clinical Trials Bot lets patients and doctors search for studies related to a disease and then answer a succession of text questions.
Microsoft kills the Band and Health Dashboard
The story ends on May 31 when web-connected services won't work any more; Band owners will still be able to track their fitness activities, though.
Philips taps DispatchHealth to provide seniors in Arizona U.S. with on-demand care at home
The pilot program activates convenient, on-demand care in the home - with Dispatch Health providing emergency medicine, primary care and palliative care.
AT&T, OneLife Technologies unveil the first LTE-M certified medical wearable
The OnePulse smartwatch is described as a valuable tool for the medical provider to monitor chronically ill and elderly patients who plan to age in place.
Samsung announces new health-focused smartwatch and fitness tracker
Both the Galaxy Watch Active and Galaxy Fit have can automatically detect when the user begins certain common workouts like running or biking.








