Comcast (NSDQ:CMCSA) is reportedly preparing to jump into the in-home health-monitoring market. The company will begin conducting pilot tests later this year and intends to launch a health monitoring device in 2020, according to a report by CNBC. Targeted toward seniors and people with disabilities, the device would use ambient sensors to determine whether they’re making extra […]
iRhythm rises on Q1 beats, raised sales outlook
iRhythm Technologies (NSDQ:IRTC) posted a classic beat-and-raise first quarter yesterday, topping the consensus forecasts on Wall Street and boosting its top-line outlook on the rest of the year. The San Francisco-based wearable heart monitor maker cut its losses by -27.9% to -$8.0 million, or -33¢ per share, on sales growth of 54.5% to $47.2 million […]
Medtronic wins FDA approval for CareLink SmartSync CRM device manager
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) said today that it won pre-market approval from the FDA for the CareLink SmartSync device manager for use with its cardiac rhythm management devices. The approval gives the ability to use Apple iPads to program and manage data from pacemakers enabled with Medtronic’s BlueSync and an app that allows its Azure, Percepta, Serena, […]
Best Buy wants to get mHealth into seniors’ homes: Here’s how
Want to get mHealth and other medical devices into seniors’ homes? Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) and its Geek Squad may be the way in the door. “For companies looking to bring healthcare interactions into the home, we could be a fairly useful partner,” Asheesh Saksena, president of Best Buy Health, told hundreds of medical device industry […]
5 digital health startups you need to watch in 2019
Funding for digital health companies continues to rise, with 2018 the biggest year so far this decade, according to healthcare investment firm StartUp Health. Investors took a greater interest in machine learning, blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI). Digital health funding was 14 times greater than it was eight years ago, when New York-based StartUp Health began […]
Morgan Stanley: Apple’s mHealth play could triple entire mobile market
Though Apple (NSDQ:AAPL) has only begun to step into the healthcare market, a group of Morgan Stanley analysts estimate the company’s opportunity in the U.S. healthcare market to be three times larger than the global smartphone market, according to a Bloomberg report. The analysts estimated that Apple’s healthcare market opportunities could be worth between $15 billion […]
Apple touts results from massive AF-detection Apple Watch study
Apple (NSDQ:AAPL) today released data from its 419,297-patient Apple Heart Study, showing that the device is capable of aiding in the detection of atrial fibrillation using its light-sensor based technology. Results from the study were released today at the American College of Cardiology’s 68th Annual Scientific Session in New Orleans. The study was designed to […]
5 wearable medtech companies at the Wearable Technology Show
Digital health and wearable medtech companies are showcasing some of their latest innovations in mHealth at the sixth annual Wearable Technology Show, March 12–13 at the Business Design Center in London. Over 6,000 delegates and 200 speakers are expected to attend the show to tout some of the wearable technology, smart device and IoT innovations. From […]
Pops! Diabetes Care launches blood glucose monitoring system
Pops! Diabetes Care announced today the commercial launch of its blood glucose monitoring system. The Minneapolis-based company’s device won FDA clearance in December last year. Get the full story at our sister site, Drug Delivery Business News.
Sotera Wireless adds tools to patient monitoring system
Sotera Wireless said it has upgraded its ViSi Mobile patient monitoring system to detect atrial fibrillation, ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia, and to provide asystole analysis. Often asymptomatic, atrial fibrillation may remain undiagnosed until or even after the development of complications, such as stroke. Post-operative atrial fibrillation is the most common arrhythmia that occurs after […]
Senseonics inks CGM data deal with Glooko
Senseonics (NYSE:SENS) said today that data from its Eversense continuous glucose monitoring system can be integrated into Glooko‘s diabetes data management tech. Thanks to the new partnership, Eversense users will be able to view historical glucose trends in Glooko’s mobile and web apps as well as real-time data from the Eversense mobile app, according to Senseonics. Get […]
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