Consumer

From the wrist to the finger to the forehead to the bedside, consumer sleep tracking is a booming business.

KardiaMobile and KardiaStation warn users when detecting bradycardia and tachycardia. Meanwhile, the company has also laid the groundwork for streamlined AI updates across all of its current and upcoming products.

Patients are driving a new shift in health care, with expectations for greater access to personalised, convenient services growing. 

A new programme based at Imperial College London will focus on technologies that help people with dementia to live well in their own homes, while generating data to help researchers better understand the cause and progression of the condition.

Set to launch today, the app will be able to pull activity data from Apple Watches and apps connected to Apple Health.

Amazon sent Prime users an email advertising virtual pharmacy PillPack, which the company acquired in 2018. 

Data from apps, devices and digital therapeutics are enabling personal health dashboards that help track overall wellness and managing chronic conditions, says HIMSS Personal Connected Health Alliance Director of Thought Advisory John Sharp. 

The Lively Mobile Plus automatically connects aging seniors to emergency responders if it detects a fall.

Digital health innovators look to the wrist, the ears and the wall for new ways to keep seniors safe.

Consumer spending in health and fitness apps also tripled during this time, according to numbers from App Annie.