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Fitbit is doomed: Why everything Google buys turns to garbage
Will the Fitbit purchase echo Google's previous failed attempts to integrate large acquisitions into their culture?
What do Millennial parents think of using futuristic healthcare tech on their kids?
A 3D printed heart for your child? A new survey by IEEE reveals how parents of Generation Alpha view the future of healthcare technology.
Wearable devices and Afib: How tech is helping to spot the heart condition you didn't know you had
Atrial fibrillation can be a killer - but a new generation of wearables could help spot the condition in people who don't even know they've got it.
Peloton's subscriber base, Q1 losses surge as it acquires Tonic Fitness for more supply chain control
Peloton, the connected fitness, media and platform company, is expecting 885,000 to 895,000 connected fitness subscribers in fiscal 2020.
Salesforce Health Cloud adds tools for pharmaceutical, medical device companies
The new features for the pharmaceutical industry will help companies establish more direct relationships with patients.
App aims to better track ALS symptoms for proactive treatment
The ALS Never Surrender Foundation launched the ALS iNVOLVE/eNGAGE app to assist in tracking ALS symptoms. The group hopes to submit the app for FDA approval.
Google's $2.1 billion bet on Fitbit: What will it do with the corporate wellness business?
Google made it sound like the Fitbit purchase was all about a wearables business that the market valued just a smidge above worthless. Now, with Fitbit's data archive and a corporate wellness business estimated to have more than $100 million in annual revenue, Google Cloud could make a healthcare play.
Samsung, IBM team up on platform to track vital signs, health data for first responders
According to Samsung and IBM, better tracking of worker health in high-stress environments can prevent death and injuries on the job.
Google has made an offer to buy Fitbit: Report
The bid amount is unknown, but the acquisition would make sense.
AI, MD: Five unexpected ways that artificial intelligence will make your healthcare better
In some areas, artificial intelligence can spot disease just as well as human doctors. But it's not the only way AI could really make a difference to healthcare.
Virtus Health taps into artificial intelligence to improve IVF success rates
With the help of Harrison-AI, the IVF clinic is preparing to commence trials to validate the use of AI for IVF treatments.
Google's new Pixel Buds are designed to take on the wireless earbud competition
While Apple's AirPods kickstarted the fully wireless earbud market, others have jumped in to offer more for less. Google cut the cord this year on the Pixel Buds and includes advanced technology.
Polar updates Vantage V and M with advanced sleep and recovery features
Polar's new firmware update for its mid and high-level GPS sports watches brings most of the extra sleep and recovery features seen in the Polar Ignite. Another upcoming release will provide another compelling feature too.
One month with the Fitbit Versa 2: Comfortable, affordable, and motivating
I've now worn the Fitbit Versa 2 as my primary wearable for a month and it served as a solid motivational tool, but had limited use as a smartwatch. It's the best Fitbit available today, but that may not be enough with older Apple Watch models at the same price.
Stratasys launches 3D printer, materials aimed at printing human anatomy models
Anatomic models is a hot market for 3D printer makers given that healthcare is a big industry and the ability to print human anatomy models addresses a pain point and saves money.
Has social networking become a mental health hazard?
As our involvement in services such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Snapchat intensify, so does our level of effort to set boundaries on our interactions for our collective mental health. ZDNet's Jason Perlow and Jason Cipriani sit down this week with Karen Roby to discuss the effects of social networking.
What's in store for the future of wearables?
ZDNet's Jason Perlow and Jason Cipriani sit down and talk about how new sensors and new levels of precision will usher in a new age of predictive medicine.
How to secure medical devices
Tonya Hall learns more about the security of medical devices and the business of searching for vulnerabilities from Dr. Avi Rubin, professor of computer science at Johns Hopkins University.
Want to protect your health data? Read the fine print
Jonathan Lomurro, partner at Lomurro Law, sits down with Tonya Hall to talk about steps that individuals need to take in order to protect their health data.
Screening infants for eye disease: A clear case for AI
There are very few ophthalmologists trained in retinal pathology for infants, explains Jochen Kumm, CEO of Pr3vent. Meanwhile, there are already retinal cameras in hospitals that can be used to deploy AI-based screening tools.
Fitbit Pay expands coverage to seven major transit systems around the world
In addition to 24/7 activity tracking, Fitbit devices function as mobile payment devices and with this upgrade they can even be used in lieu of a transit card.
Keeping your health records private in the data age
Dr. Jennifer Miller, assistant professor at Yale University School of Medicine, sits down with Tonya Hall to talk about being ethically responsible when working with digital health records.
Four ways emerging technology can help fix the NHS
From artificial intelligence to quantum computing, the NHS is getting ready to transform healthcare for the better.
McLaren's motorsport data learnings are driving innovation in health
The organisation is taking what it has learned in the motorsport industry from capturing data off fast-moving vehicles and applying it to the automotive, public transport, and health industries as well.
How playing video games can make you a better doctor
Level Ex's smartphone games aim to give physicians an insight into difficult and unusual clinical cases.
How AI can combat loneliness in the elderly
The project from Accenture Interactive and Stockholm Exergi, called Memory Lane, intends to use AI to capture and reproduce stories from the elderly. Read more: https://zd.net/2ZLumKB
How joined-up systems can create better healthcare services
Forget AI and VR; if the NHS wants to use tech to improve healthcare, it needs to start with something else.
How digital tech will help shape the healthcare skills of the future
There's no doubt that IT is reshaping healthcare. But can the NHS get its nurses and doctors ready to embrace all the tech changes ahead?
How digital devices and services will help transform the NHS
The health service is faced with increasing demand for its services combined with underfunding. Can it use technology to reinvent itself?
NHS case: In cybersecurity, the small details matter as much as the big plans
If hospitals don't take cybersecurity seriously, a series of small issues could be as bad as a major cyberattack like WannaCry, warns NHS Digital chief.
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