Consumer health
Blue Health Intelligence has raised €3.4m for international expansion and further development of its preventive healthcare products. The Amsterdam-based company provides in-person health checks covering cardiovascular health, metabolism, and liver and kidney function. Its €299 health check uses hundreds of data points and takes about one hour, according to the company. Results are discussed with [...]
Oura's revenue rose to US$1.2bn in the nine months to 30 June as the wearable maker moves towards a US IPO. A filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday showed revenue increased from US$697m in the same nine-month period a year earlier. Oura has previously said it generated US$500m in revenue in 2024 [...]
Fitbit co-founders James Park and Eric Friedman have launched Luffu Link, an LTE-enabled health and safety band designed to work without a nearby phone. The US$250 wearable is available for pre-order and is expected to begin shipping in early 2027. It comes in halo gold, onyx black and sterling blue. Luffu Link combines all-day health [...]
Almost eight in 10 UK adults track at least one aspect of their health or wellbeing, according to a survey of more than 4,000 people. For many people, checking measures such as sleep, resting heart rate, blood oxygen, step counts or stress has become part of everyday life. Tests and measurements that once required a [...]
Google Health and Abbott have partnered to combine glucose data with AI-powered guidance aimed at helping people make more informed health decisions. The multi-year collaboration will combine glucose insights from Abbott's Lingo biowearable with Google's artificial intelligence and consumer technology. Through the Google Health app, Lingo users will be able to see glucose trends alongside [...]
Function Health has secured US$450m in growth financing for its preventative healthcare testing and imaging platform. US-based company said it has more than 500,000 members and has completed over 100m laboratory tests since launching its beta service in 2023. The financing is non-dilutive, meaning Function can access the capital without issuing new [...]
Ahead Health has raised €8.7m to expand its preventative healthcare platform into Germany and the Netherlands. The Zurich-based company previously raised €5.1m, equivalent to US$6m, in January 2026. Nick Lenten, chief executive and co-founder of Ahead Health, said: “We built Ahead in Switzerland to prove that prevention can be rigorous, fast and useful, and it [...]
A smart ring can continuously track up to four biomarkers in sweat at once, offering a possible way to monitor health in real time. Developed by engineers at the University of California San Diego, the prototype can monitor combinations of glucose, ketones, vitamin C, uric acid, lactate and alcohol without the wearer having to exercise [...]
Millions of UK adults are asking AI for health advice, with new YouGov data showing 8 per cent turn to tools such as ChatGPT first. The findings suggest standalone artificial intelligence tools, including ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude, are becoming part of the health information journey for some adults, although search engines and health websites remain [...]
Imperial College London is working with Connectome Health to take brain monitoring technology into the consumer wellness market. The work aims to move brain health tracking beyond laboratories and clinics, using wearable-style technology to show how lifestyle may affect brain function. Connectome Health, co-founded by Imperial alumnus Dr Rufus Mitchell-Heggs, has developed a system that [...]
