What You Should Know: Following the success of the groundbreaking Circular Ring Pro, Circular, pioneers of smart ring technology, is excited to unveil the Circular Ring Slim, the thinnest, and lightest, most intuitive smart ring in the world and the first to incorporate haptic navigation and alerts.Paired with Kira+, Circular's powerful AI wellness assistant, the sleek Circular Ring Slim assesses 7 biometrics and 142 derived markers 24/7 to help people sleep better and live healthier
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In-Ear Wearable Measures Blood Flow to the Head for Long COVID POTS
What You Should Know: STAT Health emerges from stealth to introduce a 24/7 in-ear wearable that measures blood flow to the head to better understand symptoms such as dizziness, brain fog, headaches, fainting, and fatigue that occur upon standing.These are common symptoms for illnesses like long COVID, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), myalgic encephalomyelitis / chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), and other orthostatic (caused by standing) syndromes that affect more
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Withings Health, Vida Health Partner to Enhance Virtual Cardiometabolic Care
What You Should Know: - Vida Health, a virtual cardiometabolic care provider and wearables provider Withings Health Solutions has partnered to provide Vida members with state-of-the-art remote monitoring devices, including the Withings Body Pro cellular scale and the BPM Connect Pro cellular blood pressure monitor. - Eligible Vida members will receive Withings Body Pro cellular scales, BPM Connect Pro cellular blood pressure monitors, or both. Vida's care teams will gain access to
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BARDA, Evidation Expand Partnership for Early Detection of Influenza-like Illness Using Wearables
What You Should Know: - Evidation has been awarded a contract by the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), part of the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), to fund the 2023 Influenza-like Illness (ILI) Detect & Protect Studies. - This contract will also fund research to expand and better understand the potential impact of Evidation’s FluSmart program to encourage protective
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iRhythm Launches Wearable ECG Heart Monitor
What You Should Know: iRhythm Technologies, Inc. today announced the U.S. launch of its next-generation Zio® monitor and enhanced Zio® long-term continuous monitoring (LTCM) service.Zio monitor is iRhythm’s smallest, lightest and thinnest cardiac monitor, enhancing the cardiac monitoring experience for patients and healthcare providers together with new service enhancements. The new Zio monitor is a prescription-only ECG monitor, which is an integral part of the Zio LTCM service.
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Evidation, USC Partner to Integrate Wearables Dataset for Healthy Aging Study
What You Should Know: Evidation, the company creating new ways to measure and improve health in everyday life, today announced a partnership with USC’s Dornsife Center for Economic and Social Research to incorporate wearable device data into the landmark Understanding America Study.The goal of the partnership is to power research that will generate insights into healthy aging. Evidation and USC will collaborate to integrate a robust wearables dataset into extensive survey data that has
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FemTech: Evie Ring Establishes Medical Advisory Board for Medical-Grade Wearable to Women
What You Should Know: Movano Health (Nasdaq: MOVE), a purpose-driven healthcare solutions company at the intersection of medical and consumer devices and makers of the Evie Ring, announced the formation of its Medical Advisory Board. The initial panel is composed of healthcare industry subject matter experts in women’s health, mental health, and sleep, who will serve as trusted advisors to the Evie team regarding the development of its medical-grade smart ring for women and provide
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FemTech: First Women’s Medical-Grade Wearable Smart Ring Submitted for FDA Clearance
What You Should Know: Movano Health, makers of the Evie Ring, the first medical-grade wearable smart ring for women announced that it has submitted a 510(k) premarket notification to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The submission has passed the first milestone of the review process, an initial review for completeness, and is now under full review by the FDA. Medical Grade Wearable Designed Specifically for Women The Evie Ring combines health and wellness metrics
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Aevice Health Secures FDA Clearance for Smart Stethoscope Wearable for Respiratory Monitoring
What You Should Know: - Aevice Health, a Singapore-based provider of remote respiratory monitoring solutions today announced that its AI-powered, smart stethoscope wearable, the AeviceMD, has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a Class II medical device under the 510(k) route. - This clearance empowers the company to market and provide their novel remote monitoring platform to health systems across the country, expanding access to a
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Wearable Sensor Measures Sweat Lactate Levels During Exercise
What You Should Know: - A team of Japanese researchers has developed a wearable device that can measure how hard one is exercising by analyzing their sweat. - Their findings have been published in the journal ACS Sensors. The device continuously monitors the level of lactate in our sweat, which is a good indicator of exercise intensity. This technology can be valuable for athletes and fitness enthusiasts to manage their training and monitor their overall health. Leveraging
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