Biostrap joins study that could help predict onset of COVID-19
Biostrap has announced it is linking up with medical professionals in a bid to use data from its flagship wearable
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Samsung Galaxy Watch series receives clearance to measure blood pressure
Samsung has received clearance from South Korea’s Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) for its Galaxy Watch series to
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The best smart thermometers, a more sanitary way to take temperature
Until recently only available in hospitals to measure the temperatures of patients without touching them, smart thermometers have been brought
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Review: train your brain like a muscle with Mendi
Launched on Kickstarter today, Mendi is a clinical-grade wearable you can use to train your brain with. The thing
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Fitbit adds a bunch of features to app to help protect users from COVID-19
Fitbit has announced it is adding a new tab in the app with a bunch of features that help protect
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Future Apple Watch models to get a stress tracking feature
The Apple Watch already does a perfectly decent job at tracking physical activity and some aspects of health. Future iterations,
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Top smart blood pressure monitors
Hypertension may well be the medical term given for high blood pressure, but there is another name that is sometimes
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Ask and you shall receive… Garmin scale gets multiple daily weigh-ins.
Ask and you shall receive! (eventually…) A few years after its launch, the Garmin Index scale finally gets multiple daily
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Apple designs a protective face shield in its response to the ongoing crisis
Apple has designed an easy to assemble, protective face shield which it is shipping to frontline medical professionals that are
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Fitbit data shows increase in sleep time globally due to COVID-19
Fitbit has tapped into its millions-strong database of users to chart how sleep patterns have changed around the world since
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Fever tracking smart thermometers offer view of COVID-19 spread
Fever tracking smart thermometers are offering a helping hand in the battle against COVID-19. You can now view a real-time
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PluseOx & sleep tracking reportedly coming to older Apple Watch models
Older versions of the Apple Watch will reportedly get both sleep tracking and blood oxygen monitoring, along with the new
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Physical activity down 39%, sleep up under quarantine in the US
Americans are spending more time indoors due to the COVID-19 quarantine, and activity and sleep data from wearables is starting
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Use your Fitbit to contribute to a study on predicting flu-like illnesses
Those that have a Fitbit with a heart rate sensor can enrol in a new study on using wearables to
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New study with Apple Watches shows walking lowers blood pressure
A new study using Apple Watches shows that walking more might lead to significant improvements in blood pressure (BMP). Essential
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