The National Institutes of Health announced that it awarded seven contracts to companies to develop digital health solutions for addressing COVID-19. NIH said in a news release that the technology developed to help address the pandemic could lead to user-friendly tools like smartphone apps, wearable devices and software that can identify and trace contacts of […]
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Evidation, Tidepool pool resources on diabetes behavior study
Health measurement company Evidation Health and diabetes data firm Tidepool have launched a research program to study real-world data from people with type 1 diabetes. The T1D Sleep Pilot will develop insights from data generated by continuous glucose monitors and insulin pumps, in addition to sleep and activity trackers from smartphones and other connected sensors. The observational […]
10 women medtech leaders you should know
There is a women’s leadership gap in the U.S., and women in medtech have been working to alleviate that problem. According to a report from the Centers for American Progress, women hold 52% of professional jobs in the U.S., but only 14.6% are CEOs, 8.1% are top earners and 4.6% are Fortune 500 CEOs. More specifically, […]
Brigham & Women’s iHub, Evidation to study digital health outcomes
Brigham and Women’s Innovation Hub (iHub) and Evidation Health said today they are collaborating to study the impact that digital health interventions have on clinical and economic outcomes. The groups hope to quantify the impact of digital health solutions across a range of therapeutic areas using Brigham and Women’s clinical expertise and Evidation Heath’s efficient, direct-to-patient […]
