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Hinge Health purchases pain relief wearable maker Enso
March 09, 2021. 01:34 pm. Digital musculoskeletal (MSK) care triple-unicorn Hinge Health today announced the upcoming acquisition of Enso, the maker of an eponymous non-invasive electrical nerve stimulation device for pain relief. Hinge Health did not disclose the terms of the deal or its impact on Enso employees, but a representative told ...
Samsung Galaxy Watch receives FDA clearance for AFib monitoring
May 10, 2023. 11:15 am. Photo courtesy of Samsung. Tech giant Samsung Electronics announced it received FDA clearance for its Health Monitor app's Irregular Heart Rhythm Notification (IHRN) feature. IHRN works with the app's electrocardiogram function to monitor heart rhythms suggestive of atrial fibrillation, an irregular heart rhythm.
One Medical closes acquisition of senior-focused Iora Health
Sep 1, 2021 · The expected 2021 revenue for Iora Health is $318 million. Meanwhile, One Medical’s is $480 million. The deal will also combine One Medical’s 621,000 members and Iora’s 39,000 patients. “One Medical is now even better positioned to deliver better health, better care and lower costs across every stage of life,” said Amir Dan Rubin ...
FTC: Shark Tank star Breathometer must offer full refunds for ...
Jan 24, 2017 · Breathometer, the Mark Cuban-backed digital health startup that makes a smartphone-connected oral health sensor, has settled a suit with the Federal Trade Commission over its first product, a smartphone-connected breathalyzer. According to the terms of the settlement, Breathometer will have to offer a full refund to customers who bought the device. The FTC says that it discovered serious ...
Intuity Medical launches POGO glucose monitoring system
11:39 am. Photo courtesy of Intuity Medical. Diabetes management technology company Intuity Medical announced Wednesday that its POGO Automatic Blood Glucose Monitoring System is available in the U.S. The POGO system uses a cartridge with 10 test strips and lancets contained in one device, allowing users to test their glucose without carrying ...
Men's health platform Roman launches with $3.1M
Nov 2, 2017 · Roman, an online men's health platform initially focused on erectile dysfunction, launched this week with $3.1 million in funding. General Catalyst led the round, with participation from Initialized Capital, Box Group, and Slow Ventures. The company also announced a number of angel investors including Casper CEO Philip Krim, …
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Jessica Hagen is the Executive Editor of MobiHealthNews. She covers the growth of digital health, including the medical extended reality (XR) industry, and reports in-depth on the pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors. As a hobby, Jessica co-hosts a podcast with Dr. Kim Bullock, a medical XR pioneer at Stanford University, about immersive ...
Digital health startup Buoy launches AI-powered, symptom …
Mar 8, 2017 · The result is Buoy, an AI-powered resource, available either online or through an app, that sources from over 18,000 clinical papers, covering 5 million patients and spanning 1,700 conditions. Beyond a symptom checker, Buoy starts by asking age, sex, and symptoms, then measures against the proprietary and granular data to decide which questions ...
Dexcom G7 continuous glucose monitor receives FDA clearance
December 13, 2022. 10:54 am. Photo courtesy of Dexcom. Dexcom announced last week that its G7 continuous glucose monitoring system has received FDA clearance. The latest model of its CGM, which can be used by people with all types of diabetes ages 2 and up, is expected to launch in the U.S. early next year. As the company works out insurance ...