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The Launch: Starting today, select Galaxy users in the U.S. can monitor systolic and diastolic blood pressure directly from their Galaxy Watch8 or Galaxy Watch8 Classic via the Samsung Health Monitor App.The Technology: The watch uses internal heart rate monitoring sensors to estimate blood pressure changes against calibrated values. Later this year, Samsung plans to introduce passive monitoring to track long-term trends automatically.
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Mayo Clinic Study Uses Wearables and Machine Learning to Predict COPD Rehab Participation
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The Research: A new study published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Digital Health by researchers at the Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery reveals that wearable data may help predict patient engagement in remote COPD rehabilitationThe Core Problem: Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) frequently drop out of remote, 12-week pulmonary rehabilitation programs. Because COPD severely impacts sleep, patients often lack the energy to complete
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HIMSS26: Verily and Samsung Partner to Integrate Galaxy Watch 8 into Precision Health Platform
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The Partnership: Verily Life Sciences and Samsung Electronics America are collaborating to integrate the Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 directly into Verily’s precision health platform, Pre.The Clinical Goal: The joint solution is designed to accelerate research for life sciences and government customers by allowing them to run real-world studies using continuous, consumer-grade wearable data.The Hardware: The Galaxy Watch 8 acts as a robust clinical tool, bringing FDA-cleared
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Mira Announces Integration with Oura Ring to Combine Hormone Data with Sleep and Temperature Trends
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The Integration: Mira, the leader in at-home lab-grade hormone testing, has launched a direct integration with ŌURA, the maker of the popular smart ring.The Data Flow: Users can now view Oura’s biometric data—specifically sleep, readiness, and temperature trends—directly inside the Mira app, alongside their hormone concentrations.The Goal: The partnership aims to provide "context" to women's health data. By correlating a drop in sleep quality with a specific hormonal
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Vivos Therapeutics to Distribute SoundHealth’s FDA-Cleared Sonu and Spatial Sleep Bands
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The Collaboration: Vivos Therapeutics, a leader in sleep breathing treatments, has partnered with SoundHealth to distribute AI-enabled wearables across its network of 2,000+ providers.The Tech: The partnership focuses on two devices: the Sonu Band (FDA-cleared for nasal congestion/rhinitis) and the Spatial Sleep™ band. Both use "vibro-acoustic neuromodulation"—vibrations derived from a personalized 3D anatomical model—to open airways and induce sleep.The Innovation:
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How AI Automation in Wearables is Transforming Healthcare Systems
Wearable devices are transforming healthcare through continuous monitoring, early detection, and personalized management of chronic diseases. These innovations are reinventing how health concerns are tracked and treated, with the goal of improving diagnostics, outcomes, and accessibility. However, they also introduce new technical challenges to overcome.
Factors like increasing health consciousness, aging populations, and advances in sensor technology and connectivity are
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Lumia 2 Launches Smart Earrings Track Real-Time Blood Flow
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- Lumia today announced the launch of Lumia 2, marking a "Category-Defining Moment in Wearables". Lumia 2 is the world’s first smart earring that continuously tracks real-time blood flow to the head—a signal previously impossible to measure accurately at the wrist or finger.
- Originally developed with researchers from Johns Hopkins, Duke, and Harvard, the technology is now available to the public in a fine-jewelry form factor, raising its total funding to
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Samsung and Pearson Partner to Launch AI-Enabled Revibe Wearable for Focus and Attention
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- Samsung Electronics, a world leader in consumer electronics, is collaborating with Pearson, the world’s lifelong learning company.
- Pearson has introduced Revibe, an AI-enabled wearable solution delivered via the Samsung Galaxy Watch7, to help individuals build crucial skills in focus, attention, and self-regulation.
Addressing the Challenges of Focus and Attention
Challenges with focus and attention are common among both children and adults, severely
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Plexāā Launches Wearable Device and App to Prepare Patients for Breast Surgery
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- Plexāā, a medtech company focused on improving surgical outcomes, has announced the U.S. launch of its BLOOM43 platform on the first day of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
- The platform combines a wearable preconditioning medical device with a companion app, both developed to prepare patients for breast surgery. The launch addresses a significant need, as surveys show that a majority of patients feel both physically (61%) and mentally (71%) underprepared
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XRAIview Launches on Apple Vision Pro with Portable 3D DICOM Viewing
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- Medical imaging interpretation is entering a new dimension with the launch of XRAIview on Apple Vision Pro.
- XRAIview is pioneering the use of spatial computing in radiology, allowing raw DICOM image files to be loaded directly from the device or iCloud. This marks a first for medical imaging on the Apple Vision Pro and supports industry-standard DICOM and DICOMweb network protocols for a faster, more seamless experience.
Immersive 3D Visualization and
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