Consumer

The new wearable will include continuous heart rate tracking, sleep monitoring and fitness features. Google also plans to add fall detection this winter.

Fitbit and MindFi have teamed up to study the impact of their combined solutions on teachers' mental well-being.

The astronauts will support several investigations, including ones aiming to create a protein-based artificial retina and evaluate how gut microbes change in space.

Also, Point Robotics from Taiwan has received a US FDA 510(k) clearance for its surgical robot system.

A J.D. Power study indicates telehealth is the preferred method among consumers for receiving certain types of medical care.

The company’s Seer Home device allows for potential epilepsy diagnosis through at-home data collection.

The JMIR study found themes like cost, functionality, progress tracking and educational content were important to consumers.

Leslie Witt, Headspace Health's chief product and design officer, explains how the company's acquisitions are augmenting its mental health offerings and capabilities.

LifePoint Health announced a partnership with Google Cloud to use its Healthcare Data Engine, and the National Institutes of Health will invest $130 million over four years to accelerate the use of AI in biomedical and behavioral research.

Also, Olympus has come up with the third-generation Visera Elite surgical visualisation platform for endoscopic procedures.