Wearable Technology

ATLANTA — In a study of behavioral economics, researchers reported benefits of gamification and money incentives to boost daily step count for patients at high risk for CVD.

Healio | Cardiology Today compiled a list of the top headlines in cardiology of January 2024.

SAN FRANCISCO — In this Healio Video Perspective from the AAO meeting, Rupa Wong, MD, discusses the Luminopia binocular therapy headset for children with amblyopia.

In this Healio video exclusive, Rod S. Passman, MD, discusses takeaways from a session on sensor technology that was part of the Heart Rhythm Society’s HRX meeting on digital health advancements.

Healio spoke with David Klonoff, MD, about disparities in access to diabetes technology.

Among people with HF who wore daily activity trackers, an increase of 2,000 steps per day was associated with improved physical limitation scores compared with those who did not change their step counts, data show.

Wearable activity trackers were linked to higher physical activity and improved physical function in hospitalized adults, although they did not influence hospitalization outcomes like risk for readmission, a recent study found.

Healio | Cardiology Today Editorial Board Member Jagmeet P. Singh, MD, DPhil, FACC, FHRS, and some of his patients were profoundly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. That got him thinking about the sustainability of the health care system.

A Bay Area bioelectronic medicine company announced the commercial launch of its next-generation Cala kIQ System, an FDA-cleared wearable device to relieve hand tremors in people with essential tremor and Parkinson’s disease.

Fewer than one in four people with or at risk for heart disease use wearable devices, with only half of those reporting consistent daily use, researchers reported.