What You Should Know: - 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
What You Should Know: - 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
What You Should Know: - 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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Best Buy Health Now Offers Lively Health & Safety Services On Apple Watch For First Time
What You Should Know: - Best Buy Health, today announced it is offering a full array of health and safety services available on the Apple Watch to help to make it easier for older adults to stay safe, healthy, and connected. - Now Apple Watch users with the Lively app can get help from highly trained Lively Urgent Response Agents to get help in an emergency and non-emergency situations, from medical emergencies to car trouble and more. How to Access Lively Health & Safety Services
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Fitbit Receives $2.5M Award from Army for COVID-19 Early Detection
What You Should Know: - The U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command selects Fitbit to advance the development of a wearable diagnostic capability for the early detection of COVID-19 infection. - Fitbit plans to initiate a prospective study with Northwell Health’s Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research to validate its COVID-19 early detection algorithm. Fitbit announced today it has been selected by the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command (USAMRDC) to
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Medidata Acquires Digital Biomarker Business of MC10 / Clinical Trials & Wearable Sensors
What You Should Know: - Clinical trials technology company Medidata has acquired the digital biomarker business of MC10. - MC10’s offerings will bring novel clinical analytics and biosensor capabilities to Medidata’s existing technology solutions, enhancing Medidata’s capabilities to integrate data from wearable sensors – including clinical grade metrics – in clinical trials. - With this acquisition, Medidata’s integrated offering will help provide life sciences companies and device
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Cleveland Clinic Names Top 10 Medical Innovations For 2021
Cleveland Clinic’s top clinicians and researchers present the top 10 medical innovations transforming medical advancements and new awards to recognize healthcare innovation. The list of breakthrough technologies was selected by a committee of Cleveland Clinic subject matter experts, led by Will Morris, M.D., executive medical director for Cleveland Clinic Innovations, and Akhil Saklecha, M.D., managing director of Cleveland Clinic Ventures. Here is a look at the top 10 medical
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Singapore Taps Apple for National Health Initiative Using Apple Watch
What You Should Know: - The government of Singapore and Apple are teaming up on national health initiative called LumiHealth to encourage Singaporeans to keep healthy and complete wellness challenges through their Apple Watch and iPhone. - The LumiHealth app features challenges designed to help users sleep better, move more, eat well, and live more mindfully. This week, the government of Singapore and Apple has announced their partnership on the health initiative called LumiHealth,
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Anthem, Apple Launches 2-Year Digital Asthma Study with Apple Watch
What You Should Know: - Anthem, Inc. announced a new study that examines how the use of everyday devices, like Apple Watch and iPhone, may help individuals with asthma, led by the University of California, Irvine. - Launching in the fall, the two-year, randomized controlled study will enroll participants from Anthem-affiliated health plans who have been clinically diagnosed with asthma. -Anthem, Inc. today a new study that examines how the use of everyday devices, like Apple Watch
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XRHealth Secures Patent to Incorporate Apple Watch into VR/AR Therapy
What You Should Know: - XRHealth has just received a patent for its approach to incorporate biofeedback from devices such as an Apple watch into its remote healthcare therapy platform that utilizes virtual/artificial reality (VR/AR). - XRHealth plans to incorporate their VR/AR therapy with the Apple Watch, specifically since the watch has advanced features including a medical-grade, FDA-cleared electrocardiogram (EKG) that measures heartbeat. XRHealth, the leader in extended
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