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An ambitious stroke prevention study tests the Apple Watch’s promise in health

29.08.2022

Currently, millions of people with an irregular heartbeat are told to take expensive blood thinners, which prevent strokes, but also increase the risk of dangerous bleeding. A new study will …

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In the Lab

With the help of a sticky, stretchy material, scientists design a continuous ultrasound system

01.08.2022

It took hundreds of failed experiments, sticking gummy gels to all sorts of surfaces, for scientists at Massachusetts Institute of Technology to get what they were looking for: a material …

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Health Tech

Wearables are collecting a flood of data. An ambitious new study of pregnancy aims to prove that’s valuable for health

23.06.2022

When Stephen Friend left Apple in 2017 after a stint helping to jumpstart its health efforts, the company’s marketing engine was already promoting a future that hadn’t arrived: Apple devices …

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Health Tech

Can wearables turn temperature into a pregnancy test?

02.06.2022

Your smartwatch can ping you about an irregular heartbeat. Your phone can assess your fall risk. And now, research suggests temperature trends picked up by wearables can tell you if …

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Health / Health Tech

No low-hanging fruit: Experts pitch their four big ideas for changing health care

25.05.2022

If you could pitch any idea to transform health care, what would you pitch? Four health care leaders took the stage at the STAT Health Tech Summit in San Francisco …

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Health Tech

Can Google’s Google Pixel Watch compete with Apple on health?

12.05.2022

You’re reading the web edition of STAT Health Tech, our guide to how tech is transforming the life sciences. Sign up to get this newsletter delivered in your inbox every Tuesday and …

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Coronavirus / Health Tech

A new study points to the power of wearables to predict even presymptomatic infections, suggesting use one day against Covid-19

29.09.2021

A new study that infected willing participants with common cold and flu viruses provides the most rigorous evidence yet that wearable health monitors could predict infections, even before a person …

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Health Tech

With Apple’s backing, can an app help heart attack patients navigate recovery?

03.08.2021

In July 2016, two cardiologists and a handful of computer scientists and developers rolled up in a minivan to Apple’s special projects office in Cupertino, Calif., with a big idea …

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Health Tech

With Amwell’s deal, the acquisition race heats up in telehealth

29.07.2021

You’re reading the web edition of STAT Health Tech, our guide to how tech is transforming the life sciences. Sign up to get this newsletter delivered in your inbox every Tuesday and …

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