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Data from the accelerometers allowed researchers to correctly rank the mortality risk using 30-40 percent more accuracy than when using data about smoking status or a patient's stroke or cancer history.

According to Google's blog post announcing the acquisition, we can expect to see more "Made by Google" wearables alongside Fitbit devices running Wear OS.

Anders Strömberg, head of the wearable platform department at Sony, says the company's new B2B mSafety platform features a smartwatch with built-in sensors, a simple user interface, a secure back end and long battery life.

At Montefiore St. Luke’s Cornwall, prior to the CDI technology, query responses took several days to three weeks. Now, the average response time is 1.4 days. And within the hospital, there are responses within minutes.

Biorithm co-founder and CEO Amrish Nair describes how his company's sensors take care out of the hospital to wherever the expectant mom is.

They'll create and update new standards, profiles and implementation guides, helping to transition to more modern APIs that make it easier to  exchange data securely via smartphone.

With its smart sharps bin, HealthBeacon is going deep on one important medication adherence use case: self-administered injectables, says CEO Jim Joyce.

At this year’s Connected Health conference in Boston, Sherry Pagoto, director of the UConn Center for mHealth and Social Media, discussed the social and skill set barriers to weight loss.

Wellysis' device can provide data to can help patients and doctors make better healthcare decisions, says co-founder and CEO Young Juhn.

Aakash Ganju, MD, CEO of Saathealth, says consumers from all over the world are used to choice and autonomy on their phones, and there's an opportunity to apply that mindset to managing healthcare.