Circular, maker of smart ring technology, announced its next-generation wearable, the Ring 2, which includes ECG capability with its FDA-cleared AFib detection algorithm that provides real-time heart health data to wearers. The titanium Ring 2…
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Welcome to the May edition of Digital Health Digest!This month, we're spotlighting key developments in telehealth funding, weight loss programs, cybersecurity challenges, and advancements in wearable technology. Join us to explore how these innovations…
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What You Should Know:
– WearLinq, a leader in wearable health monitoring, announced a strategic acquisition of AMI Cardiac Monitoring, LLC, a seasoned player in ambulatory cardiac monitoring.
– The acquisition, coupled with a recent $6.7M…
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Despite being the most common form of cardiac arrhythmia, atrial fibrillation (AFib) is a condition that often goes undiagnosed and/or untreated. The condition, which often accompanies other health problems like hypertension and heart failure,…
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Kansas City-based Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute is partnering with virtual specialty care company Story Health to co-develop an atrial fibrillation (AFib) program for the health system’s patients. The program, which will be rolled…
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What You Should Know:
– Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute today launched the newest solution on its care platform, a comprehensive program to support patients living with or at risk of developing Atrial Fibrillation…
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A new artificial intelligence approach developed by investigators in Cedars-Sinai’s Los Angeles-based Smidt Heart Institute has been shown to detect abnormal heart rhythms associated with atrial fibrillation that might otherwise be unnoticed by physicians.WHY…
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The FDA announced the Apple Watch atrial fibrillation (AFib) tool is qualified for use in clinical trials through its Medical Device Development Tools (MDDT) program, enabling researchers to use it to detect arrhythmias or…
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Digital cardiac and lung disease health startup Eko Health announced it received FDA 510(k) clearance for its AI-enabled cardiac tool that helps with the early detection of low ejection fraction, a key indicator of…
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About 1 in 3 people with atrial fibrillation — the most common type of heart rhythm disorder — do not know they have the condition, which is problematic considering it increases the risk of…
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