Google made several announcements during its Check Up event on Tuesday, including the release of its new MedLM for Chest X-ray, advancements in personalization at Fitbit Labs and the release of its Skin Condition Image Network (SCIN).
Dr. Karen DeSalvo, Google Health's chief health officer, kicked off The Check Up event by highlighting the increased use of AI in healthcare.
"We are at an...
Editor's note: This article has been updated with a statement from Google.
Behemoth lab test company Quest Diagnostics is partnering with Google's Fitbit to study how wearable technologies can improve metabolic health.
The pilot study, dubbed Wearables for Metabolic Health (WEAR-ME), will combine Fitbit's behavioral and biometric data with health information from Quest Diagnostics' lab tests to...
Google announced the launch of the next generation of its fitness wearable, Fitbit Charge 6, equipped with new features, including a more precise heart rate tracker, built-in YouTube Music controls, GPS capabilities, new exercise modes, and accessibility of Google Maps and Google Wallet.
"This is our most accurate tracker yet. This is due to advancements in machine learning and AI," T. J....
Tech giant Google announced in March that it added fall detection capabilities to its Pixel Watch, which uses sensors to determine if a user has taken a hard fall.
If the watch doesn't sense a user's movement for around 30 seconds, it vibrates, sounds an alarm and displays prompts for a user to select if they're okay or need assistance. The watch notifies emergency services if no response is...
Israeli company ChroniSense Medical received FDA 510(k) clearance for its Polso wearable that collects and shares vital signs via a mobile app for patients and a cloud-based platform for clinicians.
The wrist-worn wearable enables clinicians to monitor patients' vitals, including blood oxygen saturation (SpO2), pulse rate and respiration rate. The company touts the watch as ideal for remote...
Google has finally unveiled its long-awaited Pixel Watch, a wearable that includes Fitbit's health-tracking features.
Though the tech giant has provided the operating system for other wearable devices and completed the acquisition of Fitbit early last year, this is Google's first smartwatch under its own name.
The Pixel Watch, which will start at $349.99, includes continuous heart rate tracking...
Corporate mental wellness platform MindFi and Fitbit (now part of Google) have undertaken a pilot study to assess the impact of using a combined fitness wearable device and mental health app on users.
Their 10-week study engaged around 100 public school teachers in Singapore and evaluated their progress and lifestyle changes, including activity level, sleep and heart rate.
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On Tuesday, Fitbit Health Solutions and Google Cloud announced they're launching a new service to help healthcare and life science organizations utilize data from wearables.
The company said that Device Connect for Fitbit allows patients to make their Fitbit data available to providers, giving these patients control over who they share their information with and for what purpose. The tool also...
Google announced three updated health and fitness-tracking Fitbit wearables Wednesday, including options with new exercise modes and additional sensors for stress monitoring.
The Inspire 3, which will retail for $99.95, includes heart rate tracking, activity and exercise monitoring, and sleep quality information – including blood oxygen tracking, sleep duration and a sleep score. The lower-end...
Bio Farma, Indonesia's pharmaceutical state-owned enterprise holding, has partnered with Google Cloud, ConnectedLife and Fitbit through a new digital health initiative to support the Indonesian government's Healthy Indonesia blueprint and vision.
Under the Preventive Care Medwell initiative, the parties have developed a personalised virtual platform called ConnectedLife with Fitbit, touted to be...
