Consumer Wearables, mHealth & Smart Home for Health Market Updates – Weekly Newsletter Issue 36
Verily, Alphabet's life sciences arm, earned clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for an electrocardiogram (EKG) feature in its smartwatch that allows healthcare researchers to study cardiovascular conditions.
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Wearables
Verily’s smartwatch earns FDA clearance for an EKG feature
New Wearable Gathers Data from Sweat
Fitbit targets newest activity trackers at health, wellness plans
Rumors of AirPod health sensors resurface
Mobile Phones/ mHealth
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and Philips team up for remote patient monitoring
Study: Pre-op patient engagement, education app decreased time in hospital
Smart Home Devices & Appliances
One of Apple’s Next Health Sensors for iDevices could save your Life by Detecting Invisible Deadly Gases
First care robot linked to smart homes tested for dementia patients
Kepler Vision Technologies Monitors Elderly at Home: CES 2019
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