Fertility Tracker Guarantees Pregnancy Within One Year
An updated model of a cycle-tracking bracelet offers users new and customizable features.
Digital Health
Apple's Medical Hires: Big Deal or Much Ado About Nothing?
There has been a lot of buzz about Apple's foray into healthcare and reports of the company hiring "dozens" of medical doctors, but what does that actually mean for medtech?
Study Links Air Pollution with Rescue Inhaler Use
Propeller Health, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and the University of California, Berkeley, used digital medicine data obtained from a five-year study to find out how air pollution impacts the day-to-day lives of asthma sufferers.
How One Engineer's Blood Disorder Enabled the Development of an Anemia Detection App
Biomedical engineers at Georgia Tech have developed a smartphone app that uses photos of a patient's fingernails to determine whether the level of hemoglobin in their blood seems low.
Can One App Help Stem the Tide of Opioid Abuse?
Pear Therapeutics has received a nod from FDA to market reSET-O, an app used to help those with opioid use disorder stay in recovery programs.
Surveying the Digital Health Device Landscape in Clinical Trials
Be on the lookout for growing opportunities and challenges of digital health devices.
7 Key Moments for the Digital Health Space in 2018
Here are seven key moments in the digital health space that helped moved the space forward in 2018.
Medtronic Eyes Familiar Face in New Acquisition
The Dublin-based company will pick up Nutrino, a frequent collaborator and a company that uses artificial intelligence for nutrition-related services.
Looking at the AI Renaissance in Medtech
Right now we’re in the middle of the Artificial Intelligence Renaissance for medtech. But what does this mean for companies? Is this a fad or is AI here to stay in medtech. MD+DI Managing Editor Omar Ford gives his thoughts on this emerging trend.
Verily and Novartis Halt Glucose Detection Lens Work
The Mountain View, CA-based company isn’t out of diabetes completely, as it still has partnerships in the space with DexCom, Sensile, and Sanofi.
Intracranial Hemorrhage Detection Software Receives FDA Clearance
Artificial intelligence–powered software prioritizes the assessment of computed tomography cases that may have indications of brain bleed.
How Digital Health Technologies Could Make a Difference
The spotlight will be on digital health products at the upcoming BIOMEDevice San Jose show. Hear now from one company making an impact.
How One Digital Health Company is Outsmarting Diabetes
Sweetch is using artificial intelligence to help change people’s lifestyles who are at risk for diabetes, which is a slightly different method for tackling the disease.
Wireless Wearables: Challenges to Tackle
A presentation at the upcoming BIOMEDevice San Jose show will cover issues in connectivity for this growing segment of the medical device industry.
Nevro Excels in Sales, but Misses on EPS Consensus
The Redwood City, CA-based company spent about $3.5 million in its patent dispute with Boston Scientific during 3Q18.
NinePoint Keeps AI Offerings Fresh with IRIS
The Bedford, MA-based company received a nod from FDA for the IRIS upgrade for the NvisionVLE Imaging System, which is used in the imaging of esophageal tissue.