Garmin

Garmin and the University of Kansas Medical Center are taking a closer look at the role wearables can play in detecting and managing medical conditions, the groups announced earlier this week.

Forty mph winds pelted cold rain against the runners as they approached the Boston Marathon’s infamous Heartbreak Hill.

Apple has risen to the top of the competitive global wearables market, according to an IDC report that came out at the beginning of this month.

While digital health doesn't have as big of a presence at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas as other industries, there were a fair number of wearables, apps and sensor-enabled tools showcased.

Fitness tracking device developer Garmin has unveiled its first smart scale, called Index Smart Scale, to help its users track weight and related metrics.

In the second quarter of 2015, Apple shipped 3.

Garmin has been in the wearable business since at least 2003, but the company has only been in the highly competitive consumer fitness tracker market -- with its VivoSmart and VivoFit lines -- for a little under a year.

Of wearable fitness device makers, Fitbit spent the most on advertising its devices last year, investing $21.

The wearable device market grew in Q1 for the eighth consecutive year, according to a report from research firm IDC.

CES 2015 ended earlier this month, and like last year, a significant portion of the show floor was dominated by digital health products.