At HLTH, Oura debuted stress-focused features aimed to help wearers identify stress triggers, reduce stress, as well as a new AI-powered tool that allows its members digital journaling. Oura’s new partnership with the mindfulness app maker Headspace, lets users access stress-relieving content, such as meditations.
As of 10 October, Oura Ring wearers can use the Oura app to analyze stress triggers. And iOS users can use an AI-powered tool to voice-record short journal entries (in beta testing), which has been shown to reduce stress.
In late 2023, Oura Health plans to add another feature that lets wearers analyze stress levels and offer recommendations for reducing stress as well as access select stress-focused content through a new
Peerbridge Health is preparing to submit its next-generation ECG patch, CorMDx, for US FDA clearance this quarter, with plans to launch in the second half of 2025. The rechargeable device is designed for continuous, real-time heart monitoring from the hospital to home, aiming to detect early signs of heart failure and reduce emergency room visits.
Global investment in consumer healthtech increased by 9% year-over-year in 2024, totaling $4.5bn, with significant interest in mental health solutions, according to Galen Growth. While the first quarter of 2025 saw raised confidence and investments, the Trump administration’s new tariffs and sweeping changes to healthcare have introduced new uncertainties.
Neurotechnology start-up Subsense came out of stealth with $17m in seed funding to develop a nonsurgical, nanoparticle-based brain-computer interface. Medtech Insight spoke with the firm’s new neurotech lead Cyril Eleftheriou about the technology and its potentially wide applications for treating Parkinson’s, epilepsy, inner speech decoding, and more.
At AAOS, orthopedics players showcased their latest robotic-assisted platforms, power tools, 3D printed technologies and software offerings. This article brings you highlights from interviews Medtech Insight conducted on site with representatives from J&J, Stryker, Materialise and Canary Medical.
