What You Should Know:
- Vivalink, a provider of digital healthcare solutions, is supporting a study conducted by the University of Louisville's Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute on how urban green spaces influence human health. Researchers are using Vivalink’s Biometrics Data Platform to monitor participants’ real-time physiological responses in natural and urban environments, providing valuable health data that could inform urban planning and public health initiatives.
The
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Mount Sinai Deploys Flosonics’ Wearable Ultrasound to Optimize ICU Care
What You Should Know:
- Flosonics Medical, the leader in wearable ultrasound for critical care, today announced that The Mount Sinai Hospital has adopted FloPatch, the first wireless Doppler ultrasound device, in its surgical and transplant intensive care units.
- This milestone marks the company’s first East Coast deployment, expanding its U.S. footprint and reinforcing growing demand for real-time, individualized fluid management in ICUs.
FloPatch: Enabling Precision Fluid
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Haptikos Ships Hand Exoskeleton: Bringing Realistic Touch to Medical Training & Robotic Surgery
What You Should Know:
- Haptikos™, Inc. is now shipping its new hand exoskeleton, a innovative device set to transform medical training, simulation, and robotic surgery by bringing a realistic sense of touch to virtual and remote environments. With prototypes already in use by leading institutions like
The National Maternity Hospital Dublin® and Siemens®, the technology is designed to make every virtual medical interaction deeply immersive and precise.
- The Haptikos
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Bioliberty Launches Lifehub Clinic with Soft-Robotic Lifeglov for Neurological Therapy
What You Should Know:
- Bioliberty, a medtech startup focused on revolutionizing the delivery of physical and occupational therapy, today announced the official launch of its first product, Lifehub Clinic.
- Lifehub Clinic is presented as an affordable and portable modular solution designed to assist therapists in delivering high-intensity, engaging therapy within clinical settings.
Soft-Robotic Wearables
This new system will serve as a central hub for Bioliberty's
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Osteoboost Launches First FDA-Cleared Prescription Wearable Nationwide to Combat Low Bone Density
What You Should Know:
- Osteoboost Health announced the nationwide availability of Osteoboost, a groundbreaking prescription medical device. Osteoboost aims to provide hope for millions diagnosed with low bone density, helping to reduce the risk of fractures that can severely impact mobility and independence.
- As the first and only FDA-cleared device of its kind for low bone density, Osteoboost introduces a novel, protective, and preventative approach to bone health, offering a new
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ŌURA Launches AI-Powered “Meals” & “Glucose” Tracking for Enhanced Metabolic Health
What You Should Know:
- ŌURA, the creator of the leading smart ring, today announced a significant expansion of its health tracking capabilities with the introduction of two new AI-driven metabolic health features: Meals and Glucose.
- These additions, which integrate meal insights with continuous glucose data from Stelo by Dexcom, aim to provide users with personalized, actionable guidance, marking a major step in ŌURA's evolution towards a comprehensive health
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Epicore Biosystems Secures Additional $6M for Sweat-Sensing Wearable Expansion
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- Epicore Biosystems, a leader in digital health solutions specializing in advanced sweat-sensing wearables, today announced an additional $6M in Series B funding.
- The funding brings the company's total Series B raise to $32M and includes backing from a new San Francisco-based investor and notable angel investors, alongside continued support from existing investors Alumni Ventures and Joyance Partners.
This follow-on investment builds upon Epicore’s
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DiMe Launches Partnerships to Combat Opioid Relapse Using Wearables
What You Should Know:
- The Digital Medicine Society (DiMe), a global non-profit focused on digital medicine, today announced a partnership uniting healthcare providers, universities, technology companies, and research centers.
- The initiative will explore the use of data from consumer wearable devices, like smartwatches and rings, to predict and ultimately prevent relapse among individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD), potentially saving thousands of lives.
- Partners in
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Biolinq Raises $100M to Expand Biowearable Platform for Metabolic Health
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- Biolinq, a healthcare technology company focused on developing precision multi-analyte biosensors to improve metabolic health raises $100M in Series C financing round led by Alpha Wave Ventures, with participation from several existing investors, including RiverVest Venture Partners, AXA IM Alts, LifeSci Venture Partners, M Ventures, Hikma Ventures, Aphelion Capital, Taisho Pharmaceutical, and Features Capital.
- The company will use the funding to support its
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Samsung Partners With Stanford Medicine for New AI Sleep Apnea Feature
What You Should Know:
- Samsung Electronics and Stanford University today forms a research collaboration with Stanford Medicine aimed at developing health solutions leveraging Samsung’s recently FDA De Novo authorized obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) feature.
- The initiative, announced on World Health Day, underscores the critical role of sleep in overall well-being and marks a significant step towards proactive healthcare through pioneering research.
Advance Sleep Apnea
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