The next Apple Watch to measure glucose and alcohol levels
Rockley Photonics is a leading supplier of integrated optical components for consumer sensors and healthcare. They have offices in the US and UK. Immediately prior...
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The Apple Respiratory Study – can the Apple Watch detect COVID-19?
Back in January, the results of a Stanford study made us wonder; could smartwatches detect COVID-19? Apple definitely seems to think so as they recently...
Tempus AI that predicts AF from ECG granted breakthrough device status
A convolutional neural network developed by a Tempus Labs / Geisinger Health collaboration received breakthrough medical device status for silent AF detection. Like many other...
The Coala Heart Monitor helps with palpitation anxiety: the RedHeart study
According to the recently published RedHeart study, the Coala Heart Monitor really helped women with palpitations overcome their fear and anxiety. In some cases, it...
A primer on atrial fibrillation and wearables
Smartwatches, smartphones, ECG patches. These days all sorts of devices try to detect atrial fibrillation. The cause is noble – save users from its deadly...
iKure partners with IBM to bring healthcare to the masses
Researchers and entrepreneurs in Europe and the US are struggling to come up with mHealth innovations that improve their countries’ already good health system. iKure...
ICD checkup via Bluetooth? There’s an app for that
Abbott’s Gallant CRT-D (biventricular cardiac defibrillator) is the first Bluetooth equipped implantable device. The device received the all-clear from FDA back in July and was...
The Coala Heart Monitor can detect AF says TEASE trial
Less than a month ago we reviewed the Coala Heart Monitor, praising its shift to patient use in atrial fibrillation (AF). A study recently published...
Doccla virtual wards: patients admitted in the comfort of home
Inpatients on an outpatient basis. That may sound like an oxymoron, but that’s exactly the NHS is doing, with help from Doccla virtual wards. The...
ATCOR plans to enable home monitoring of central blood pressure
ATCOR, subsidiary of Australian fim CardieX recently signed a three-year deal with Chinese Andon. The goal -develop and market home monitoring devices containing ATCOR’s SphygmoCor...