Apple (NSDQ:AAPL) is reportedly selling One Drop blood glucose monitors in a small number of its namesake stores in the U.S. One Drop is a compact blood glucose monitor that is compatible with the iOS Health app and the Apple Watch. The device is connected through Bluetooth and draws a small amount of blood to measure […]
Report: Apple acquires pediatric asthma monitor dev Tueo Health
Apple (NSDQ:AAPL) has acquired pediatric asthma monitoring start-up Tueo Health, according to a recent CNBC report. Tueo Health was founded out of a Stanford-based incubator in 2015, according to a Stanford Byers Center for Biodesign posting, and was developing a mobile application intended to operate with commercial breathing sensors to monitor and help manage asthma symptoms […]
Report: Comcast to join home-health-monitoring fray
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 […]
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 […]
Apple to launch Health Records eHR mobile app in U.S. Veterans Affairs deal
Apple (NSDQ:AAPL) said yesterday that it is preparing to launch its new Health Records mobile electronic health records feature for U.S. Veterans as part of a partnership with the U.S. Veteran’s Health Administration. With the launch, veterans will be able to view their aggregated health records directly through the iHealth application on their iPhone devices, the […]
Johnson & Johnson, Apple ink collab for AFib study
Johnson & Johnson‘s (NYSE:JNJ) Janssen and Apple (NSDQ:AAPL) said today that the two companies inked a deal to study if an app from J&J in combination with the Apple Watch’s ECG app and irregular rhythm notifications can improve outcomes for people living with atrial fibrillation. The study is slated to measure the impact of the Apple Watch on the […]
5 top stories that mattered for medtech in 2018
The medical device industry faced some major challenges over the past year, from increased media scrutiny to regulatory uncertainty in both the U.S. and E.U. It’s worth noting, though, that many things have been going right for medtech. More than half of the roughly 100 largest medical device companies in the world saw their stock […]
Report: Apple hiring dozens of MDs, solidifies venture into healthcare
Apple (NSDQ:AAPL) has hired dozens of medical doctors for positions with various teams at the company, confirming its plans to move into the healthcare biz, according to a recent CNBC report. Many of the hires have been under the radar, according to the report, which estimates the company has more than 40 and up to 50 […]
Report: VA in talks with Apple to move EHRs to iOS devices
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs could be partnering with Apple (NSDQ:AAPL) to bring electronic health records to iOS-based smartphones for military veterans across the country, according to a Wall Street Journal report. Through the deal, Apple would build out software that would allow the approximately nine million veterans in the country to transfer their […]
Apple Watch study enrolls 400k participants
An atrial fibrillation screening study using Apple‘s (NSDQ:AAPL) next-gen Apple Watch has enrolled 400,000 subjects, making it the largest study of its kind to date. Enrollment for the Apple Heart trial has been completed by Stanford University’s School of Medicine, and the study rationale and design has already been published in the American Heart Journal. […]
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