wearables
The Fitbit BYOD program is the first digital health initiative launched within the NIH's major precision health project.
The HeartGuide watch uses a flexible synthetic band to inflate and maintain its shape to comfortably take an oscillometric wrist blood pressure on the fly.
The update looks to bring new health data and features to the forefront while streamlining the overall user experience.
The companies will be applying ActiGraph's CentrePoint data analytics platform to Garmin's sensor-carrying wearables.
The company's technology uses machine learning to identify any major changes in patients' vitals.
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The 100-patient study is a collaboration between Sensoria, the Michael J. Fox Foundation and Neuroscience Research Australia.
The exploratory study suggests that only a single sensor attached to the hand is necessary to collect the necessary data for automated symptom detection.
Last week, L'Oréal announced that its La Roche-Posay My Skin Track UV—the first battery-free wearable electronic to measure UV exposure is available for sale through apple.
First announced in March, the program allows participants to pay off the device's cost by meeting daily fitness goals.