Vanderbilt algorithms prevent athlete injuries

Vanderbilt Researchers Develop Next-Gen Wearable Sensor Algorithms To Prevent Injury in Athletes

A bone stress injury (BSI) means that the bones cannot tolerate repeated mechanical loads, resulting in structural fatigue and local bone pain. A delay...
SoundWatch Smartwatch App

UW Researchers Develop Smartwatch App That Alerts Deaf and Hard-Of-Hearing People To Nearby Sounds

A Smartwatch is a popular device that helps improve its wearer’s health. Now University of Washington researchers have developed a smartwatch app for deaf...
Whoop Raises 100 Million dollars Becomes Unicorn

Fitness Wearable Startup WHOOP Raises $100 Million Series E to Become Unicorn

Boston-based digital fitness startup Whoop has announced a $100 million Series E investment that spikes the valuation of the company at $1.2 billion, making...

Wearables in Sports Medicine: virtual.MEDICA MEDICINE + SPORTS CONFERENCE

For eight years in a row WT | Wearable Technologies is partnering with the world´s largest medical trade show and its leading platform the...
Fitbit CEO transforming company to digital healthcare company

Fitbit CEO Reveals He’s Planning to Transform Fitbit To A Digital Healthcare Company

When Fitbit was founded in 2007, the company’s focus was to create small wearable devices that could help you become more fitness-focused. Now, after...
OMRON promoting regular blood pressure monitoring

OMRON Urging All U.S. Adults to Monitor Blood Pressure Regularly In Response To Surgeon...

OMRON Healthcare is urging regular blood pressure monitoring for all U.S. adults in response to U.S. Surgeon General, VADM Jerome Adams' call-to-action for hypertension...