Digital Health

Selfie Medicine Is a Thing, But Should It Be?

Some doctors now require patients to record a video of themselves taking their pills for the sake of proving medication adherence. One telehealth expert has concerns about this practice and doesn't see it sticking.

Is IBM Really Making Progress with Watson in Healthcare?

IBM's senior VP of cognitive solutions and IBM research defended the company's progress on bringing the benefits of AI to healthcare after recent media reports cast a negative light on the technology.

6 AI Companies Set to Rock the Medtech World

There are six companies with AI-based innovations that everyone in medtech should be watching and talking about.

Using the Natural Birth Control Method? There's an App for That!

FDA gave an app developer permission to market its mobile medical application as a method of contraception to prevent pregnancy.

In Vivo Sensors: More than a Space-Age Fantasy?

It’s easy to envision the roles implantable sensors could perform. But is it too hard to overcome the risks?

ElectroCore Is Changing the Game in Bioelectronics

ElectroCore is launching its GammaCore Sapphire, a second generation device used to treat migraine and episodic cluster headache.

How Alexa Is Changing Healthcare

Voice-activated artificial intelligence is making a significant impact in healthcare.

Sanofi Ventures Leads Funding Round for Click

Click Therapeutics is a specialist in digital therapeutics and has raised about $17 million in its latest financing.

Investors See Big Opportunity in AI

Viz.ai is the latest company in the artificial intelligence space to draw attention from investors and raised about $21 million in a series A round.

Driving Medical IoT Concepts with Force-Sensitive Resistor Technology

Could force sensors provide the necessary human-like touchpoints for smart-connected medical devices?

Potrero Smartens up Its Catheter to Predict Diseases

The San Francisco, CA-based company has raised $26.6 million in a series C round to help further commercialize its Accuryn Monitoring System.

Guess What Alphabet’s Verily is Up to Now

Verily and ResMed will form a joint venture to develop software solutions to identify and treat sleep apnea, as well as study the financial aspects of the disease if it goes undiagnosed and untreated.

Eversense Buzz Continues with New Collaboration

Senseonics said it will integrate its Eversense CGM with Glooko’s diabetes management platform.

Could a Direct-to-Consumer Sensor Improve Adherence?

A sensor-based medication monitoring system that has demonstrated effectiveness in improving patient adherence has received clearance for direct-to-consumer sales.