Fitbit users will soon have a new piece of health information right at their fingertips (or wrists): The company announced this week that they’ve received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the technology that powers their new irregular heart rhythm notifications feature. The Fitbit atrial fibrillation software is an algorithm based […]
Ever since I got my first GPS running watch in the early days of fitness trackers, I’ve always had something on my wrist during workouts. The Garmin Venu 2 is just the latest in a whole load of trackers and smartwatches that I’ve cycled through since then. But after wearing it for almost two weeks, […]
It doesn’t take more than opening a hospital bill to see the complexity behind healthcare and its financing. Much of which comes from administrative costs and processes that are largely obscured from view. U.S. administrative healthcare costs reflect the inefficiencies of our current system – driven by its multi-payer structure and private insurance – and […]
Walmart acquired CareZone’s technology platform and IP on Monday. The app allows users to scan a list of their medications, and manage refill reminders and home delivery. Photo courtesy of Walmart. In its latest move to compete with pharmacy services, Walmart bought CareZone’s medication management software. Walmart will acquire CareZone’s technology platform and key intellectual […]
As the world has united against a common enemy – Covid-19, the industry often associated with moving fast and breaking things has begun moving fast to fix things. From Elon Musk promising to make ventilators to IBM providing access to supercomputers, and countless other examples, the tech industry has rallied brands big and small to combat […]
Glen Tullman, Livongo Technology, perfectly applied, is indistinguishable from magic. — Arthur C. Clark Our bodies are amazing in what they can do. However, the coronavirus pandemic is showing all of us that we can no longer take our health for granted. We are now seeing, truly for the first time, how a world health […]