Oura Ring

Oura Ring
By  Jessica Hagen 11:47 am August 30, 2023
Finland-based Oura, maker of its namesake health tracking ring, announced it's partnering with teletherapy company Talkspace to allow Oura wearers to share their personalized sleep and daily movement data with Talkspace therapists. Oura ring wearers can utilize the company's Share Report feature to send information about their sleep quality and movement trends over the period of a week, a month...
The Oura Ring Gen 3
By  Emily Olsen 12:35 pm May 10, 2023
Oura, the company behind a health tracking ring wearable, announced Tuesday it had purchased digital identification startup Proxy in an all-equity deal. Proxy offers digital identity tech that aims to replace keys, cards, badges, apps and passwords. The startup said it had been working to include its offerings on wearable devices as well as phones.  According to reporting by Bloomberg, the deal...
People sitting around a table
By  Jessica Hagen 01:00 pm December 1, 2022
Finland-based Oura, maker of the health-tracking Ring, announced the launch of Oura for Business, which will supply individuals with personalized insights while providing customized tools and recommendations for leaders based on group data.  Oura said it will offer specialized offerings geared toward employee wellness, athletics, the military, healthcare, corporations and higher education. The...
An image of a smartphone displaying the Natural Cycles app next to an Oura Ring.
By  Emily Olsen 12:28 pm August 2, 2022
Oura, maker of a health tracking ring, announced a partnership with birth control app Natural Cycles to use its wearable to monitor body temperature changes. Users will be able to sync temperature data recorded from the Oura Ring into the Natural Cycles app instead of taking their temperature manually each morning. Natural Cycles, which received FDA De Novo clearance in 2018, uses temperature...
Business partners
By  MobiHealthNews 02:45 pm April 8, 2022
Axios'  Erin Brodwin published a new investigation which discovered healthcare automation startup Olive is exaggerating its capabilities and only uses "rough estimations" to gauge its cost savings. According to the report, Olive, which promises health systems cost savings, is only tracking savings if a client requests it. The report also highlighted Olive employees' concerns about how the company...
A close-up of a person wearable an Oura Ring with a smartphone running the Oura app
By  Emily Olsen 11:49 am October 26, 2021
Oura Health Tuesday launched the newest version of its health tracking wearable, the Oura Ring Generation 3.  Oura said the Generation 3 includes daytime heart rate tracking, including live heart rate monitoring, improved temperature checks and menstruation prediction. The company said the period prediction feature is based on body temperature changes throughout the month. Though not available at...
Ring on a purple backdrop with water droplets
By  Mallory Hackett 02:49 pm July 7, 2021
Fitbit appears to be considering a new form for its health monitoring wearables based on a new patent registration filed last month. The Google-owned wearable-maker shared insights into a “ring for optically measuring biometric data” such as blood oxygen saturation (SpO2), pulse, blood pressure, glucose levels and more. The filing focused on the SpO2 measurement features of the smart ring because...
Stethoscope, hundred-dollar bills and a calculator
By  Mallory Hackett 02:21 pm May 5, 2021
Oura Health, the health tech company behind Oura Ring, has completed a Series C funding round totaling $100 million. The round was led by the Chernin Group and Elysian Park, the investment arm of the L.A. Dodgers, and included new investors Temasek, JAZZ Venture Partners and Eisai. Returning backers Forerunner Ventures, Square, MSD Capital, Marc Benioff, Lifeline Ventures, Metaplanet Holdings and...
 This report represents early findings from the TemPredict study, which has a goal to develop an algorithm that predicts the onset of symptoms such as fever, cough and fatigue.
By  Mallory Hackett 12:01 pm December 14, 2020
Using longitudinal temperature data, wearable devices can predict the onset of illnesses even without recognizable symptoms, according to new research published in Scientific Reports. The paper included data from only 50 participants, and researchers stressed that the findings are a proof-of-concept effort, suggesting the need for further research into the role of wearable sensors in early...
By  Dave Muoio 11:59 am June 17, 2020
An unusual summer playoff format will once again have NBA superstars competing for their championship rings, but behind the scenes all players entering the Disney World "bubble" will have the option to monitor their via health sensor-laden smart rings, The Athletic reports. Citing a health-and-safety manual distributed to players by the National Basketball Players Association, the sports...