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19 August 2022

Industry news in brief

This roundup features the formation of Visiba Careā€™s UK Advisory Board, recognition for ORCHA and Royal Perth Hospital introducing electronic
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29 July 2022

ORCHA research identifies privacy issues with period tracking apps

Research from ORCHA has revealed privacy flaws with period tracker apps - with 84% sharing sensitive data with third parties.
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17 June 2021

Google Health VP talks combing consumer tech with clinical needs

Speaking at the NHS Confed Conference Dr David Feinberg spoke of the tech giant's plans to ā€œclose the gapā€ between
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11 February 2021

Fitbit and Diabetes UK announce three-year partnership

Fitbit and Diabetes UK have announced a three-year partnership which aims to educate on the importance of leading a healthier
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21 December 2020

European Commission gives green light to Google’s Fitbit takeover

Google has made a series of commitments to address competition concerns, including that it will not use data gathered by
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Person wearing FitBit smartwatch
11 August 2020

European Commission to investigate Google’s Fitbit acquisition

An investigation to assess the proposed billion dollar acquisition of Fitbit by Google has been opened by the European Commission.
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4 November 2019

Google buys wearables company Fitbit in Ā£1.6billon deal

Fitbit confirmed its products would continue to remain platform-agnostic across both Android and iOS devices, with the deal expected to
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26 September 2019

Fitbit offers heart monitoring tool through new partnership with FibriCheck

Heart measurements can be viewed directly on the device's screen and shared with medical professionals through FibriCheckā€™s web interface.
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16 May 2019

NHS should ‘prescribe FitBits’ to prevent inequality in health tech

The Social Market Foundation report found access to improved health outcomes should not be limited by a personā€™s ability to
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21 September 2018

Fitbit beefs up healthcare offering with fitness and coaching platform

Fitbit Care combines the companyā€™s activity-tracking hardware with tailored health and wellness services for insurers, employers and health systems.
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