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Butterfly unveils device-agnostic, mobile-friendly ultrasound workflow platform
By Dave Muoio | 04:20 pm | October 24, 2019
The system is designed to help clinicians quickly complete worksheets, QA and credentialing at the point of care.
Amazon makes its second digital health acquisition with Health Navigator
By Jonah Comstock | 03:49 pm | October 24, 2019
The five-year-old Illinois company offers digital health content middleware in the form of APIs used by Microsoft, MDLive and others.
Flat or declining patient volumes is top revenue concern, new survey shows
By Jeff Lagasse | 03:44 pm | October 24, 2019
By employing participants' smartphones, researchers hone in on bad weather-pain connection
By Dave Muoio | 02:48 pm | October 24, 2019
Patients with long-term pain were more likely to log high-pain events in their apps on days with certain weather conditions, such as high humidity.
Type 1 diabetes patients using closed-loop system spent more time in glucose target range than peers in control
By Laura Lovett | 02:38 pm | October 24, 2019
A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that patients had an average of 2.6 more hours a day in their target glucose range compared to their peers using a sensor-augmented pump. 
How Ada Health worked with Sutter Health to help direct patients to appropriate care
By Jonah Comstock | 05:29 pm | October 23, 2019
At the Connected Health Conference last week, Ada Health's Jeff Cutler shared some tenets of a good hospital-startup partnership.
Digital health deal quantity projected to decrease, funding amounts rise, according to Silicon Valley Bank report
By Laura Lovett | 05:05 pm | October 23, 2019
The European market is projected to nearly triple its digital health funding from 2018 to 2019. 
Plenty of investigations have found consumer health apps to have false content, bad functionality, poor design
By Dave Muoio | 04:45 pm | October 23, 2019
A recent literature review of 80 app safety studies details a laundry list of shortcomings.
Baby boomers' expectations are pushing tech companies to update hearing devices
By Laura Lovett | 03:42 pm | October 23, 2019
At last week's Connected Health Conference, Daniel Shen, founder of Eargo, discussed designing hearing tools for baby boomers. 
Annual nationwide survey reports increasing telehealth access legislation, bipartisan support
By Dave Muoio | 03:14 pm | October 23, 2019
The Epstein Becker Green report pinpointed the opioid epidemic as a major driving force behind new laws and programs, but coverage restrictions and non-robust parity laws are still hampering adoption within Medicare.