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Although beyond the reach of everyday users, an independent study lends support to the Apple Watch's ECG as an option for cardiologists when standard ECGs are unavailable.
Biofourmis has restructured its business to pursue its original focus on data-driven patient monitoring alongside its more recent interest in standalone and companion digital therapeutics.
Companies are collaborating to extend the reach of Bluetooth exposure notification systems beyond smartphones.
While its Galaxy Watch3 device is available now, a launch date for the Samsung Health Monitor app that will enable ECG, blood pressure and blood oxygen saturation tracking is still up in the air.
The three-year investigation will use iPhones, Apple Watches and Beddit trackers to monitor sleep, physical activity, heart rate and other daily signs.
The regulator said it was not satisfied with Google's offer to silo Fitbit-collected data so that it could not be used for advertising purposes.
The 12-year-old French company is best known for its connected consumer health devices.
The new project will use wearable technology to enable vulnerable patients at home to be remotely monitored by hospital clinicians.
Firstbeat Analytics provides software that helps monitor stress, sleep, respiration rate and more for Garmin and other consumer smartwatch makers.
Pagabo and Moodbeam have collaborated to aid mental health and wellbeing and improve working conditions in the construction sector.