by Bruce Brown | December 30, 2020 | Health
It wasn’t that long ago when fitness bands and smartwatches were markedly different devices. Successive Apple Watch and Samsung Galaxy smartwatches generations have added exercise tracking and health monitoring features. Newer Fitbit and Garmin models continue...
![At-Home Device Diagnoses Sleep Apnea in Atrial Fibrillation Patients [VIDEO]](https://i2.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/WatchPAT-sleep.jpg?resize=600%2C275&ssl=1)
by Amantha May | December 28, 2020 | Health
A recent study provides clinical validation for the use of WatchPAT, a digital at-home sleep apnea test, in diagnosing sleep apnea in patients with atrial fibrillation. Published in the journal Nature and Science of Sleep in December, the study compared WatchPAT to...
by Amantha May | December 25, 2020 | Health, Medical
According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration, about one in five Americans over 18 suffer from mental illness. Yet more than half of those 51.5 million adults haven’t received any treatment for their condition. A significant barrier to accessing...
by Amantha May | December 23, 2020 | Health, Medical
Digital health innovation features heavily in the 3rd annual P&G Ventures CES Innovation Challenge. The four finalists will pitch leading-edge health tech solutions in the live, virtual challenge on January 13th, 2021. The live challenge, part of Proctor &...
by Bruce Brown | December 21, 2020 | Health, Medical
This week marks a significant step in the global campaign to detect and defeat the COVID-19 virus. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)) issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for COVID-19 home tests from two companies. After successful clinical studies of...
![Vision Testing at Home Can Be a Game [video]](https://i0.wp.com/healthtechinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/OdySight-Egypt-with-video-600x275-1.jpg?resize=600%2C275&ssl=1)
by Bruce Brown | December 16, 2020 | Health
Who ever thought getting your vision checked could be fun? We’ve written about in-home vision testing in the past with apps from EyeQue, Easee, and others. Those apps represent notable advances in remote patient vision testing, especially in light of COVID-19...
