by Amantha May | March 17, 2021 | Health
“Alexa, do I have atrial fibrillation?” “I’ll listen to your heartbeat now to check for irregular rhythms…” That’s a conversation you might have with your smart speaker soon if you have concerns about any type of irregular heart rhythm. Researchers from...
by Bruce Brown | March 16, 2021 | Health
Nearly every day brings new announcements or reports of studies about remote patient management (RPM). The COVID-19 pandemic boosted the pace of RPM adoption, but the requisite technologies were already in place. According to a recent survey by VivaLNK, RPM will be...
by Amantha May | March 10, 2021 | Health
A 2021 upgrade to the TicWatch Pro S by Mobvoi offers enhanced sleep analysis functions, precision exercise options, blood oxygen tracking, and an app that uses heart rate and breathing activity to identify changes in stress levels. Changes to the Pro S sleep tracker...
by Bruce Brown | March 4, 2021 | Health
It’s no surprise that obesity rates are crazy-high and continue to rise in the U.S. The latest CDC numbers cite a 42% obesity prevalence among U.S. adults in 2017-2018, up from 30.5% in 1999-2000. We’ve written about telehealth weight loss programs,...
by Bruce Brown | March 3, 2021 | Health, Medical
We’ve been writing about wearables and digital health on Health Tech Insider since 2014. In 2015 Rock Health and the Stanford Center for Digital Health began conducting an annual Digital Health Consumer Adoption survey. From 2015 to 2019, Rock Health surveyed...
by Amantha May | February 26, 2021 | Health
Even in the best of times, teenagers experience intense emotional struggles that can lead to mental health concerns. During the COVID-19 pandemic, those struggles have intensified for many teens. Daybreak Health, a virtual therapy platform designed for teenagers...
