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What if wearables like Fitbits and the Apple Watch represent the infancy of on-body health sensors, something we'll one day look back on the way we now look at the clunky, boxy mobile phones of the 1980s? A number of researchers are working on ultrathin, flexible sensors that could be applied to the skin like smart tattoos, or even applied to the surface of organs inside the body to continually monitor vital signs or to deliver time-released drugs.
Philosys has received an FDA 510(k) clearance for the Android version of its smart glucometer companion app, called Gmate Smart.
According to a new report from Parks Associates, ownership of digital health and wellness devices in the United States -- especially fitness trackers -- is steadily climbing.
Seamless Medical Systems, which has developed a digital patient registration offering (not to be confused with pre- and post-op patient engagement tool SeamlessMD) raised $2.
Wristly, a relatively new research firm that aims to provide independent research on the Apple Watch, has released a small survey that includes data from Apple Watch owners who were dissatisfied with the product.
Community Health Systems, the largest for-profit health system in the United States, has tapped American Well to bring remote visit services to its primary care patients.
In the past week, two new ResearchKit studies have launched.
It's hard to imagine a better blend of high tech and low tech than an iPhone stuck to the bottom of a plastic bucket.
The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, a division of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded a group of researchers from UCLA and USC $6 million to develop technology designed for children that predicts their asthma attacks.
This week the United States Supreme Court declined to hear a case about veterinary medicine delivered via email.