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- Parasym has launched Nuropod, the first ear-based, clinically studied vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) device in the U.S. that does not require surgery.
- The wearable device is designed to reduce symptoms such as persistent fatigue, anxious states, and markers related to inflammation by activating the vagus nerve to restore the body’s "rest and digest" state. The device is backed by more than 50 completed clinical studies.
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Trinity Biotech Unveils CGM+: AI-Native Wearable Biosensor for Holistic Health Monitoring
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- Trinity Biotech, a commercial-stage biotechnology company focused on human diagnostics and diabetes management solutions, today unveiled its new flagship product, CGM+, a next-generation wearable biosensor platform designed for the $260 billion AI wearables market.
- Now in the later stages of device development, CGM+ is Trinity’s new AI-native continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) system, combining multi-sensor data and real-time analytics to meet the
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MIT Launches New Clinical Trial Using Ultrasound to Study Human Consciousness
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- Openwater, an open-source medical technology company delivering portable, hospital-grade diagnostic and therapeutic devices, today announced that the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) Lincoln Laboratory is the first to receive the latest version of the company’s Open-LIFU device.
- The deployment marks a major milestone for Openwater and significantly expands access to low-intensity focused ultrasound (LIFU) for clinical and academic
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Sutter Health Deploy Wearable Ultrasound Tech to Personalize Fluid Management for Sepsis
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- Sutter Health, an integrated not-for-profit healthcare system based in Northern California, and Flosonics Medical today announced an expansion of the deployment of FloPatch, the first wireless wearable Doppler ultrasound device, across multiple hospital sites to support more precise and timely intravenous (IV) fluid management.
- This multisite deployment includes Sutter’s Alta Bates Summit Medical Center, Summit Campus in Oakland and Sutter Santa Rosa Regional
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Omni Health Launches Smart Wearable Ring with AI-Powered Daily Plans and EnerQi™ Metric
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- Omni Health, an emerging health technology company, today announced the launch of its Omni Health Ring smart wearable. The Omni Health Ring generates an AI-powered daily plan across food, movement, and rest, personalized to the wearer’s body signals.
- The new device aims to function as a "holistic health coach" on one’s finger. The company is also introducing a new health metric called EnerQi™—a comprehensive, industry-first dynamic health index that
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Validic Launches Sparks: Generative AI Solution Transforms Wearable Data into Actionable Healthcare Insights
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- Validic, a platform for Connected Health Data and remote patient monitoring (RPM), announced the launch of Validic Sparks, a generative AI solution designed to help healthcare organizations transform raw health data from wearables and FDA-approved devices into actionable insights.
- Validic Sparks enables health systems, value-based care organizations, health plans, and digital health apps to combine their contextual data with Validic personal health data to
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Samsung to Launch AI-Powered Health Coach Beta in US
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- Samsung Electronics Co. unveils its plans to roll out a beta version of an AI-powered health coach within its Samsung Health application in the US by the end of this year. This new digital assistant, in the form of a chatbot, will analyze users’ health data and assist them in incorporating their doctors’ prescriptions and medical advice into their daily routines.
- The initiative follows Samsung’s recent acquisition of Xealth, a US-based healthcare integration
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Progyny Partners with ŌURA to Empower Women’s Health with Wearable Data and Personalized Insights
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- Progyny, a women’s health and family building solutions, today announced a new partnership with ŌURA, maker of the world’s leading smart ring. The collaboration aims to further empower women to better understand and take action on their health through comprehensive data and personalized insights.
- By incorporating wearable data and insights from ŌURA into the care team decision-support process, from preconception to menopause, Progyny is engaging members
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Plexāā Closes $4.5M Extension to Bring Wearable Device for Breast Cancer Surgery to U.S.
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- Plexāā, a pioneering UK-based MedTech startup behind the award-winning BLOOM⁴³ medical device for breast surgery closes $4.5M funding extension round led by TCP Health Ventures. The extension round includes both existing and new investors, including TCP. Further investment comprises over $1.6M in i4i grant funding from the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), and $1.3M from Thena Capital, a London-based VC firm backed by the British Business
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Mount Sinai Researchers Use Wearables to Explore the Link Between IBD and Sleep Disruption
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- Researchers at Mount Sinai have published a study, the first of its kind, to utilize wearable devices for assessing the intricate relationship between inflammation, symptoms, and sleep patterns in individuals with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
- Published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology on June 26, the findings reveal that significant alterations in sleep, particularly reduced REM sleep and increased light sleep, are directly tied to the
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