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- Houston Methodist and Colorado-based BioIntelliSense, a continuous health monitoring and clinical intelligence company, today announced a new collaboration to advance remote monitoring and analytics technologies across the healthcare continuum, from in-hospital to at-home.
- BioIntelliSense’s FDA-cleared BioSticker™ and medical-grade BioButton® wearable devices, along with its algorithmic-based data services, enable effortless remote data capture and continuous
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Cardiologs’ AI Dramatically Reduces Inconclusive Apple Watch ECGs
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- Cardiologs, a provider of artificial intelligence (AI) cardiology diagnostics, today announced the results of a new clinical study that showed Cardiologs’ deep learning AI dramatically reduces inconclusive results returned by the latest Apple Watch ECG companion app (Apple ECG 2.0) while maintaining performance (sensitivity and specificity).
- The study included 101 patients in a typical tertiary care hospital who were assessed for atrial arrhythmia (AA). It
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Respira Labs Secures $2.8M to Expand Clinical-Grade Respiratory Health Wearable
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- Respira Labs, a Latina-led medical technology company specializing in respiratory care, today announces it has closed $2.8M to continue to develop and produce its clinical-grade respiratoryhealth wearable that uses acoustic resonance to assess lung function and identify changes in lung air volume, which is especially critical for COPD, COVID-19 and asthma patients.
- Respira Labs raised $1 million in pre-seed funding led by Zentynel Frontier Investments with
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Heartbeat Health, Withings Partner on New FDA Cleared ECG Smartwatch
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- Heartbeat Health, a healthcare technology company working to deliver effective, efficient, and engaging heart care, announced that it has partnered with Withings, as they launch their ECG-enabled hybrid ScanWatch in the U.S. on November 9.
- The Withings and Heartbeat integration is a game-changing development in the cardiovascular space - as Atrial Fibrillation, a form of irregular heart rhythm, is significantly underdiagnosed and, in some cases, can be an
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Fitbit Awards 6 Researchers $300k to Drive Health Equity
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- Fitbit, today announced it has awarded six researchers more than a total of $300,000 in Fitbit devices and services to support their research projects working to address health disparities in communities. Over the past decade, researchers have used Fitbit devices in over 900 health studies, in areas like diabetes, heart disease, oncology, mental health, infectious disease and more.
- Additionally, Fitbit’s long-time partner, Fitabase, will provide all projects
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Fitbit to Provide Onduo Members with Fitbit Devices/Services to Help Manage Holistic Health
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- Today, Onduo and Fitbit announced a collaboration to provide Onduo members with Fitbit devices and services to help take a more proactive approach to managing their holistic health.
- By offering the Fitbit experience alongside Onduo’s multi-condition platform, that supports people managing one or more chronic health conditions like diabetes, hypertension or mental health conditions, members will have access to a more comprehensive view of how all
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Jasper Health Integrates BioIntelliSense’s RPM and COVID-19 Screening Solution for Members
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- Today, BioIntelliSense announced it has formed a strategic collaboration with Jasper Health, an emerging leader of digital engagement for people diagnosed with cancer.
- As part of the strategic collaboration, Jasper Health will integrate the BioIntelliSense FDA-cleared BioSticker and medical grade BioButton® wearable devices as part of its remote member engagement and guidance platform. This new offering will enable Jasper Health members to leverage the
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Ultrahuman Secures $17.5M for Fitness Wearable Glucose Tracker
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- Health tech startup Ultrahuman has raised $17.5 million in Series B funding as it sets out to re-invent fitness-tech via its glucose tracking wearable that helps people improve their diet and exercise. The series B funding came from Alpha Wave Incubation (AWI), which is backed by DisruptAD and managed by Falcon Edge, Steadview Capital, Nexus Venture Partners, Blume Ventures, and Utsav Somani’s iSeed fund.
- Founded in 2020 by Mohit Kumar and Vatsal Singhal who were
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BioIntelliSense Closes $45M to Expand Medical Grade Remote Monitoring Devices
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- BioIntelliSense, a continuous health monitoring, and clinical intelligence company, announced it has recently closed its Series B financing round that was significantly oversubscribed at $45 million. Participation in the Series B financing was prominently led by Chimera (UAE), and joined by 7wire Technology Partners, Mary Tolan of Chicago Pacific Founders, James Murren formerly of MGM Resorts International, as well as Pendrell Corporation, Royal Philips, and Fresenius
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Biobeat Launches Wearable Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring Device
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- Biobeat announced the launch of its new wearable and continuous ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) device, currently the only cuffless ABPM solution in the world.
- As blood (BP) measurement has shown to be crucial in the early detection and prevention of clinical disorders, Biobeat’s cuffless ABPM device can act as a decisive indicator of patient health, tracking patient cardiac data continuously in real-life settings outside of the physician’s office
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