The US Food and Drug Administration has approved Google's Fitbit photoplethysmography (PPG) algorithm to identify atrial fibrillation (AFib). Google says the AFib detection feature will be coming soon ...

This morning Fitbit landed FDA clearance for its long-awaited photoplethysmography atrial fibrillation (AFib) detection algorithm. The algorithm will be part of Fitbit's new Irregular Heart Rhythm ...

"Our new PPG AFib algorithm can passively assess your heart rhythm in the background while you’re still or asleep. If there’s anything that might be suggestive of AFib, you’ll be notified through our ...

Fitbit has just vaulted over a huge hurdle: it can now continuously monitor users’ heart rhythms. This was authorized by the US’ Food and Drug Administration (FDA) — and takes the wearable company a ...

Fitbit’s atrial fibrillation detection technology relies on a photoplethysmography optical heart-rate sensor. It passively collects heart rhythm readings throughout the day, which are then analyzed by ...

Two weeks back, Google announced that it was seeking U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval for a new atrial fibrillation-detecting technology it planned to roll out to Fibit wearables. Today, the ...

Just a few weeks after announcing its intentions, Fitbit and Google have today announced that clearance has been granted in the United States for select trackers and smartwatches to detect irregular ...

Less than two years after earning the FDA’s regulatory blessing for an algorithm to perform atrial fibrillation spot-checks, Fitbit has gotten the go-ahead to add another method for monitoring a ...

About 1 in 3 people with atrial fibrillation — the most common type of heart rhythm disorder — do not know they have the condition, which is problematic considering it increases the risk of stroke, ...

On Friday, the Food and Drug Administration granted another 510(k) clearance to iRhythm Technologies for its AI-powered software system designed for use with Verily’s irregular pulse tracking watch.