Obesity
Healthcare Coaches May Increase the Value of Wearables, Says HIMSS Report
When consumer wearables first hit the market, many hospitals and health systems resisted the technology and thought patient-generated health data (PGHD) generated by these...
University of Madison Researchers Develop Implantable Device to Fight Obesity
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have found a drug-free solution to fight obesity. They developed a tiny battery-free implant that’s only about a...
Weight Loss: Researchers Develop Implantable Device that Simulates Food Inside Stomach
At a time when 700 million adults and children worldwide are obese, and clinicians are fighting on the front lines of the obesity epidemic,...
Omron Unveils Wrist Blood Pressure Monitor Designed for Obese Patients
Omron, the Kyoto, Japan-based global electronics and med-tech company, has unveiled a new automatic wrist blood pressure monitor specifically designed and validated for obese...
Study: Weight loss wearables most effective alongside intradisciplinary approach
A wearable device for losing weight may be helpful in weight loss or weight maintenance, but the best results can be achieved by using...
Klue Announces Partnership with Stanford and Crossover Health for Its Behavior Change Tracker
Klue, a software company developing an operating system for behavior change, is now working with Stanford University and Crossover Health, to study the efficacy...