Cardio e-Bike to Enlist Brain Wave Interface

Cardio e-Bike to Enlist Brain Wave Interface

Each year, the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas features new versions of existing health tech, previews of products on the way during the coming year, and longer shot concepts still seeking funding to bring them to completion. Xmera, Inc. brought its eponymous...
Blood Pressure Watch to Start Sales [video]

Blood Pressure Watch to Start Sales [video]

We first wrote about Omron’s HeartGuide oscillometric blood pressure monitoring watch last year following its initial unveiling at CES 2018. One year later, Omron has a release date and price for the highly anticipated wearable. According to Omron’s...
Analog Smartwatch Adds ECG [video]

Analog Smartwatch Adds ECG [video]

We have followed Withings’ wearable tech since Health Tech Insider’s launch in June 2014. In the ensuing years, the firm was bought by Nokia in 2016 and then bought back by Withings’ co-founder and former chairman Éric Carreel in 2018. This year at CES...
Smart Stent Tech Detects Narrowed Artery

Smart Stent Tech Detects Narrowed Artery

Restenosis is the technical term for the re-narrowing of the arteries. It is one of the most important factors in managing cardiac patients who have undergone angioplasty to open narrowed or blocked arteries. Restenosis usually occurs within three to 12 months after...
Collaboration Scores Again with Garmin and ActiGraph

Collaboration Scores Again with Garmin and ActiGraph

As established entities solidify their places in the health, wellness, and medical technology markets, the trend toward synergy and collaboration continues. We wrote recently about a joint effort by the Mayo Clinic and Eko to develop AI to detect heart disease....