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The new features are designed to help wearers detect the risk of atrial fibrillation and sleep apnea.
While the less pricey Withings BPM Connect is now available in both regions' Apple and Withings storefronts, the US launch of the ECG-enabled BPM Core is on hold as the company awaits FDA clearance.
The breathing disturbance monitoring features are now available to all Withings Sleep owners.
This is a running list of digital health products announced at CES. The list will be updated as the week goes on.
The wearable will connect to the Health Mate app, which can give users insights about ther heart rate and sleep patterns.
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The watch's key features are VO2 max monitoring, connected GPS tracking, and 25 days of battery life.
New data published yesterday in the journal Hypertension offers another proof of concept for how device and mobile-driven remote monitoring can help care teams manage the conditions of a large patient population.
It's official — Eric Carreel, cofounder of French health tech company Withings, has bought back Nokia’s digital health division two years after it was sold to the Finnish tech giant.