Digital health company Klue announced this week that its latest AI-driven software is a module designed for people with Type I diabetes. The technology features autonomous meal detection capabilities and provides mealtime medication reminders to users, according to the San Francisco, Calif.-based company. Get the full story at our sister site, Drug Delivery Business News.
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Abbott wins FDA nod for FreeStyle Libre’s mobile app
Abbott (NYSE:ABT) said today that it won FDA approval for a mobile app that is designed for the company’s FreeStyle Libre continuous glucose monitoring system. The FreeStyle LibreLink app allows users to capture and view their glucose data in real-time using their mobile phones. Prior to the mobile app, people using Abbott’s FreeStyle Libre CGM had […]
LifeScan releases latest version of diabetes management app
LifeScan said today that it released the latest version of its OneTouch Reveal mobile app. The digital tool is designed to help people with diabetes track their blood sugar levels using their mobile devices and share data with healthcare teams and caregivers. The newest version of LifeScan’s app includes notifications that automatically warn users of recurring […]
Carrot raises $25m for tech-enabled smoking cessation program
Digital health company Carrot said today that it raised $25 million to commercialize its tech-enabled Pivot smoking cessation program. The round was led by Johnson & Johnson‘s (NYSE:JNJ) strategic venture capital arm, JJDC. New York Life Ventures and existing investors Khosla Ventures, Marc Benioff, founder Dr. David Utley and R7 Partners also contributed to the financing round. Get […]
The top 10 medical disruptors of 2019
The Cleveland Clinic for the past 16 years has predicted what the top 10 medical disruptors will be for the following year. The health provider seeks input from 150 to 200 of its physicians, hailing from each of its institutes. The result is 300 to 400 suggestions, which the clinic then narrows down to 150. […]
Phillips-Medisize inks deal to develop connected health platform for drugs
Phillips-Medisize said this week that it teamed up with healthcare software tech company InterSystems to develop a data-sharing and analytics platform designed for connected drug-delivery devices and mobile medical apps. The third-generation of Phillips-Medisize’s connected health platform, combined with InterSystems’ HealthShare platform, will allow pharma companies to connect medication and diagnostic data across their drugs and […]
Senators question basis for FDA’s digital health pre-cert pilot
Three Democratic senators representing major high tech and medtech hubs in the United States are questioning the statutory basis of FDA’s new pilot program for digital health product precertification. “We support FDA’s efforts to update the medical device review regime to better accommodate digital health devices and believe that it is an important step in ensuring that […]
NYT Report: Apple Watch ‘should not be considered a medical device’
The new electrocardiogram-equipped Apple (NSDQ:AAPL) Watch should not be considered a medical device, according to a new report from the New York Times. The article, written by Indiana University School of Medicine pediatrics professor Aaron Carroll, calls into question the downsides of the newly released device and the potential for both false positives and false negatives. […]
7 medtech ideas out of Europe
Mobile and digital health ideas — and overall medtech innovation ideas — abound in Europe, with DeviceTalks Boston attendees getting just a sampling this morning from seven CRAASH Barcelona participants. The CRAASH Barcelona program trains research projects on how to market their health technologies during a three- to five-year period. It’s a boot camp run by EIT Health, the main European healthcare consortium, […]
Report: Murder victim’s Fitbit helps police charge suspect
Heart rate tracking data on a Fitbit fitness tracker has helped police investigators identify and charge a murder suspect, according to a New York Times report. Though the devices are intended mainly to monitor health and motivate users to be more active, heart rate data, sleeping patterns and physical exertion measurements can be used to […]
Report: Jawbone to pivot into remote patient health monitoring
Mobile tech company Jawbone is looking to pivot into the healthcare market, according to a recent report from Recode. The San Francisco-based company, which produced bluetooth earpieces and speakers, announced in July it was liquidating its assets. Now, Jawbone is looking to take a small portion of its staff – only approximately 110, compared to […]