New Research Using Home Health Devices Underscores the Need to Reexamine the Relationship between Weight and Health
BMI has been the gold standard for assessing weight and health—but new research shows it’s deeply flawed. Withings analyzed data from 3.4 million users and found some interesting insights that will change obesity care for good.
Turning Challenges into Opportunities: Pr. Solomon Tesfaye and His Quest to Eradicate Preventable Amputations
Pr. Solomon Tesfaye is one of the world’s leading researchers in the field of diabetic peripheral neuropathies (DPN). His life has been a story of overcoming challenges with a mission to tackle one of the biggest problems facing people with diabetes – preventable amputations.
Heart Health in the GLP-1 Era: The Role of Remote Patient Monitoring
Healthcare providers can benefit from high-precision remote monitoring tools like cellular connected scales and blood pressure monitors that offer daily insight into a patient’s weight, BMI, body composition, heart rate, blood pressure and more.
Diabetic Neuropathy Research and Withings Technologies Highlighted at The American Diabetes Association’s 84th Scientific Sessions
When the world’s leading clinicians and researchers gather later this month in Orlando, Florida at ADA’s 84th Scientific Sessions, diabetic peripheral neuropathy and diabetic foot ulcer prevention will be spotlighted.
Safely Prescribing GLP-1 Medications for Older Adults: Remote care solutions that offer protection and connection
Remote care solutions, like connected devices and remote patient monitoring allow for safer GLP-1 use in older adults.
Neuropathy and DFU Prevention to be Highlighted at the ADA’s 84th Scientific Sessions
When the world’s leading clinicians and researchers gather later this month in Orlando, Florida at ADA’s 84th Scientific Sessions, diabetic peripheral neuropathy and diabetic foot ulcer prevention will be spotlighted.
Culturally-Sensitive Nutrition Education Studied for Pre-Diabetic African American Patients
Withings remote patient monitoring devices will be used by The Strelitz Diabetes Center at Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS) and WelFore Health for a multi-year, ADA-funded study. In an interview with Dr. Henri Parson (EVMS) and Ann-Marie Stephens (WelFore), Dr. Parsons states, “If we are able to prevent (diabetes) in a population where it is very prevalent, with the idea of using food as medicine, then it is a huge outcome.”
LifeMD Partners with Withings to Transform GLP-1 Weight Management Care
LifeMD becomes the first virtual primary care provider to employ the advanced technology of Withings Rx-based, at-home Body Pro 2 scale, as well as its BPM Connect Pro blood pressure monitor, to track the impact of GLP-1 treatments on a real-time, daily, longitudinal basis.
What is Electrochemical Skin Conductance?
Electrochemical skin conductance (ESC) is a non-invasive measurement of the sudomotor function. It measures sweat gland nerve supply and assesses disorders of the autonomic nervous system, which is part of the peripheral nervous system.