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Apple hails health benefits of new watch
February 12, 2015Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Apple, FDA, cook, healthkit, watch, wearables
Users of the upcoming Apple Watch will be prompted to be more active because ‘sitting is the new cancer’ according …
US hospitals trial Apple’s HealthKit
February 6, 2015Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Apple, Health Mate, Motion 24/7 Sleeptracker, Samsung, google, healthkit, wearables
A pilot programme for Apple’s mobile health platform HealthKit has been rolled out across a number of US hospitals to …
FDA to start regulating health wearables
January 22, 2015Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Apple, FDA, Samsung, digital, wearables
Any firms making exaggerated health claims of wearable devices face marketplace disappointment following new FDA guidelines. The FDA has released …
GSK tests mHealth trial solutions
November 19, 2014Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Apple, GSK, Medidata, dr Vries, healthpatch, mhealth
GlaxoSmithKline is experimenting with mobile health (mHealth) devices linked to cloud services in clinical trials as part of a bid …
NHS to ‘kitemark’ health-related apps
November 13, 2014Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Apple, Hunt, NHS, Samsung, apps, kitemark, wearables
Plans to improve the quality of patient care by introducing a ‘kitemark’ to safely validate healthcare apps have been announced …
GPs to ‘prescribe’ apps
November 11, 2014Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Apple, Frost & Sullivan, GPs, NHS, Samsung, UK, apps, eHealth, prescribing
General practitioners in the UK are to begin ‘prescribing’ health apps as part of a move to better monitor issues …
App could crack fake antimalarial drugs market
November 6, 2014Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Apple, antimalarial, app, colourassist, malaria, talanta
A cheap iPhone app developed last year has demonstrated high-level effectiveness towards identifying bogus antimalarial treatments. A recent study published …
Consumers want more from wearables market
November 6, 2014Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Apple, Microsoft, Samsung, mhealth, pwC, watch, werables
The interest in mobile health (mHealth) wearables is gaining traction, but consumers want more affordable devices that offer greater engagement …
Microsoft enters into wearables market
October 30, 2014Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Apple, Microsoft, band, fitness, health, watch, wearable, wearables
Microsoft has launched a new wearable heath tracking device as it looks to battle with Apple and Samsung in an …
Apple’s HealthKit plagued by bugs and delay
September 18, 2014Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Apple, Samsung, digital, google, health kit, ios8, wearables
Apple’s new mobile software iOS8 was launched around the world yesterday but the eagerly anticipated centrepiece HealthKit app was conspicuous …
Apple launches health-centred smartwatch
September 10, 2014Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Android, Apple, Jobs, Samsung, apple watch, google, health kit
Apple has finally unveiled its long-rumoured ‘smartwatch’ to the world along with new iPhones and a payment system. At the …
NHS spends over £1 million on Apple products
September 5, 2014Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Apple, NHS England, ipad, iphone
NHS England has spent more than £1.2 million on Apple’s tablets and smartphones since it was set up two years’ …
Google takes on Samsung and Apple in health
June 13, 2014Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Apple, Samsung, digital, fit, fitness, google, health kit, sambaed, wearable
Google is to launch a health platform to rival Samsung’s SAMI offering and Apple’s HealthKit into an ever-expanding technology marketplace. …
Apple follows Samsung into e-health
June 4, 2014Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Apple, Samsung, digital, healthkit, ios8, wearable
Apple has followed Samsung into the e-health arena by unveiling HealthKit, a new platform that allows users to pool their …
Samsung health platform launched
May 29, 2014Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Apple, Samsung, heathtech, iwatch, smart band, wearable
Samsung has taken another step towards realising the potential of wearable health tech with the launch of a new ‘smart’ …
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