Withings Health Solutions Blog

A place to explore the latest in connected health and remote patient monitoring.
GLP-1s Are Changing Cardiovascular Risk
GLP-1s Are Changing Cardiovascular Risk
Most obesity care programs are measuring weight loss. That is not the same as measuring cardiovascular risk reduction, and treating them as the same thing is quietly undermining what GLP-1... Read more...
Peer-Reviewed Study Finds Multi-Night Monitoring with Withings Sleep Analyzer Reduces Missed Sleep Apnea Diagnoses by 26%
Peer-Reviewed Study Finds Multi-Night Monitoring with Withings Sleep Analyzer Reduces Missed Sleep Apnea Diagnoses by 26%
Published in npj Digital Medicine, the Flinders University-led study shows how multi-night monitoring can identify obstructive sleep apnea cases missed by traditional single-night sleep studies Paris, July 8, 2026: Withings... Read more...
Withings Accepted into CMS ACCESS Model, Expanding Technology-Enabled Chronic Care for Medicare Beneficiaries
Withings Accepted into CMS ACCESS Model, Expanding Technology-Enabled Chronic Care for Medicare Beneficiaries
Withings joins the inaugural ACCESS cohort, bringing over a decade of connected health expertise and a proven health system partnership model to Medicare's new era of value-based chronic care. Boston,... Read more...
Planning for ACCESS: Key Takeaways from Our Expert Panel on Medicare's Next Chronic Care Model
Planning for ACCESS: Key Takeaways from Our Expert Panel on Medicare's Next Chronic Care Model
On April 14, Withings Health Solutions hosted a panel discussion with Dr. Reshma Gupta, MD, MSHPM, Chief of Population Health and Accountable Care at UC Davis Health, and Dr. Christian Pean M.D, M.S, Orthopedic... Read more...
Withings Health Solutions Joins the Novo Nordisk Partner Platform to Support Connected Weight Management
Withings Health Solutions Joins the Novo Nordisk Partner Platform to Support Connected Weight Management
As obesity care continues to evolve, Withings Health Solutions brings remote body composition monitoring to digital weight-management programs. Paris, June 15, 2026 - Withings Health Solutions, a pioneer in connected... Read more...
The Fertility Field's Weight Problem
The Fertility Field's Weight Problem
Beyond the Number on the Scale For decades, the conversation about weight and fertility has followed a familiar and frustrating script. A patient struggling to conceive is told that losing... Read more...
Withings acquires Biosency and enters respiratory remote monitoring
Withings acquires Biosency and enters respiratory remote monitoring
Issy-les-Moulineaux / Rennes, June 22, 2026 — Withings, a leader in connected health, today announced the acquisition of Biosency, a Rennes-based company specializing in the monitoring of patients with respiratory insufficiency. With... Read more...
Withings Health Solutions and 9amHealth Partner to Strengthen Employer-Sponsored Obesity Care With Body Composition Monitoring
Withings Health Solutions and 9amHealth Partner to Strengthen Employer-Sponsored Obesity Care With Body Composition Monitoring
Boston, MA – March 4, 2026 – Withings Health Solutions, a pioneer in connected health devices for remote patient monitoring, today announced a new partnership with 9amHealth, a leader in... Read more...
Remote BP Monitoring for Pregnancy & Postpartum
Remote BP Monitoring for Pregnancy & Postpartum
Recommended by AMA, ACOG, ABOG, AIM, et al. for the management of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) Babyscripts RPM Program, including Withings BPM Pro 2 & care management services, was... Read more...
MedStar Health Selects Withings Health Solutions as Partner to Elevate Concierge Care
MedStar Health Selects Withings Health Solutions as Partner to Elevate Concierge Care
Read the exclusive interview published in Fierce Healthcare. Boston, MA – February 19, 2026 – Today, Withings Health Solutions, a pioneer in digital health technology, announced a strategic collaboration with... Read more...
Patient Experiences With Smartwatch ECG Monitoring Compared to Traditional Holter Devices
Patient Experiences With Smartwatch ECG Monitoring Compared to Traditional Holter Devices
Introduction Wearable ECG technology is increasingly used to support ambulatory cardiac rhythm monitoring, but questions remain about how these tools fit into patients’ daily lives. A recent qualitative study conducted... Read more...
What Obesity Care Programs Need to Know About WHO’s New GLP-1 Guidelines
What Obesity Care Programs Need to Know About WHO’s New GLP-1 Guidelines
The World Health Organization recently released its first global guideline on the use of GLP-1–based therapies for obesity, a milestone that signals a major shift in how health systems worldwide... Read more...
Revolutionizing Chronic Kidney Disease Management with Digital Health Tools: The Withings Case Study
Revolutionizing Chronic Kidney Disease Management with Digital Health Tools: The Withings Case Study
Chronic Kidney Disease stage 5 on dialysis (CKD5D) presents one of the most complex and high-risk scenarios in modern medicine. Among the many challenges faced by these patients, cardiovascular disease... Read more...
Sleep as an Early Warning System: Detecting Hidden Health Risks Like Urinary Tract Infections
Sleep as an Early Warning System: Detecting Hidden Health Risks Like Urinary Tract Infections
Introduction A recent study published in Frontiers in Digital Health by Capstick et al. (2024) underscores an emerging insight in connected care: our sleep may hold the earliest signs of... Read more...
An Interview with Christelle Bakarat on the Research Potential of U-Scan
An Interview with Christelle Bakarat on the Research Potential of U-Scan
This article is based on our November 14, 2025 interview with Christelle Bakarat. Christelle Bakarat is the Head of Chemistry for Withings, a role she has held since 2020, after... Read more...
Beyond GLP-1s: Withings Health Solutions Unveils Best Practices for Obesity Care Management Programs
Beyond GLP-1s: Withings Health Solutions Unveils Best Practices for Obesity Care Management Programs
Originally published on PR Newswire. In partnership with obesity care leaders, Withings Health Solutions redefines obesity care with connected devices to sustain engagement and improve outcomes in the GLP-1 era.... Read more...
The Perfect Moment for Digital Health to Go Further by Patrick Sheehan
The Perfect Moment for Digital Health to Go Further by Patrick Sheehan
Patrick Sheehan is a healthcare leader at the intersection of technology and care delivery, with a focus on virtual and at-home services for people with chronic conditions. At Withings, he... Read more...
The Promise and Pitfalls of At-Home Sleep Tracking: A Deep Dive into the Withings Sleep Analyzer
The Promise and Pitfalls of At-Home Sleep Tracking: A Deep Dive into the Withings Sleep Analyzer
Introduction Sleep is an essential pillar of health and well-being. The clinical gold standard for sleep assessment, polysomnography or PSG, provides a detailed analysis of sleep architecture but is impractical... Read more...
Electrochemical Skin Conductance as a Novel Tool for Diabetic Foot Ulcer Risk Stratification and Prevention
Introduction Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) are a major and often debilitating complication of diabetes, contributing significantly to patient morbidity, mortality, and healthcare costs. Despite advancements in diabetes care, the incidence of DFUs remains high, with a substantial impact on quality of life and healthcare resources. A recent study published in the journal Frontiers in Endocrinology compared the use of electrochemical skin conductance (ESC) to the current standards in DFU detection. The current method for assessing DFU risk primarily involves clinical examination, including the monofilament test, which is subjective and dependent... Read more...
The Need for Remote Patient Monitoring in Menopause Care
The Need for Remote Patient Monitoring in Menopause Care
Menopause can significantly impact sleep, blood pressure, and body composition—and it goes far beyond hot flashes. As estrogen and progesterone levels decline, the risk of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) increases.... Read more...
Enhancing GLP-1 Programs: Why Lifestyle Support and Withings Health Solutions Technology Matter
Enhancing GLP-1 Programs: Why Lifestyle Support and Withings Health Solutions Technology Matter
GLP-1 medications have been a major breakthrough in helping people manage their weight and improve metabolic health. But as promising as these medications are, they’re just one part of the... Read more...
Why Choose Withings Blood Pressure Monitors
Why Choose Withings Blood Pressure Monitors
For remote blood pressure monitoring, the blood pressure monitor you choose matters — for accuracy, patient engagement, and long-term outcomes. Withings offers two standout options: the BPM Connect Pro and... Read more...
Withings Remote Patient Monitoring Program – An Outcomes Analysis on Hypertension
Withings Remote Patient Monitoring Program – An Outcomes Analysis on Hypertension
This paper aims to analyze the impact of Withings Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) programs on hypertension and hypertensive crisis management in patients with or at risk of developing hypertension. The... Read more...
Withings Health Solutions and Babyscripts Partner to Combat Leading Cause of Pregnancy-Related Death in the United States
Collaboration aligns with new guidance from American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists to enable real-time, remote patient monitoring (RPM) of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) Boston, MA – May 8, 2025 – Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP), including preeclampsia, impact nearly 15 percent of all pregnancies in the U.S. They are among the leading causes of maternal morbidity and mortality and are on the rise, with women having babies now twice as likely to develop HDP as their mothers. Today, Babyscripts, the leading virtual maternity care program for managing obstetrics,... Read more...
RPM Insights From Family Health Centers of San Diego
RPM Insights From Family Health Centers of San Diego
Family Health Centers of San Diego (FHCSD) has long been a cornerstone in providing accessible healthcare to underserved communities. Recently, the organization has embraced innovative virtual care strategies to better... Read more...
Takeaways from our Webinar: Converging Insights on Remote Patient Monitoring
Takeaways from our Webinar: Converging Insights on Remote Patient Monitoring
Our webinar on remote patient monitoring brought unique perspectives on the common barriers to activation, adherence and staffing, as well as a look at real outcomes—both at a health center... Read more...
Major Advances in Sleep Health Technology Mark World Sleep Day
Major Advances in Sleep Health Technology Mark World Sleep Day
World Sleep Day, the annual spotlight on sleep health that promotes education, research and patient care, is being held on March 14. Withings is marking the occasion by highlighting the... Read more...
Withings Sleep Rx: Allowing Sleep Specialists to Make House Calls
Withings Sleep Rx: Allowing Sleep Specialists to Make House Calls
Up to 30% of adults experience intermittent or chronic insomnia; 20% suffer from sleep apnea, although up to 80% of them are unaware and undiagnosed.1 Poor sleep and sleep disorders... Read more...
From Bicycles to Sleep Cycles: How Professor Danny Eckert’s Pursuit of Peak Performance Led to Major Advances in our Understanding of Sleep
Professor Danny Eckert of the Adelaide Sleep Institute at Flinders University didn’t set out to be one of the world’s foremost sleep experts. He started as an elite cyclist, representing Australia at the World Championships. Wanting to use his head as well as his body, he studied exercise physiology and sports science in the afternoons, trained on his mountain bike in the mornings, raced competitively, and presumably left some time for sleep. After receiving his degree, he was offered a prestigious appointment with the South Australia Sports Institute. But on... Read more...
A Single-Night Sleep Study Can Misdiagnose Sleep Apnea Up to Half the Time
A Single-Night Sleep Study Can Misdiagnose Sleep Apnea Up to Half the Time
The recent study, “Multinight Prevalence, Variability, and Diagnostic Misclassification of Obstructive Sleep Apnea” by Bastien Lechat and colleagues, sheds light on the limitations of single-night assessments in diagnosing obstructive sleep... Read more...
New Research Using Home Health Devices Underscores the Need to Reexamine the Relationship between Weight and Health
New Research Using Home Health Devices Underscores the Need to Reexamine the Relationship between Weight and Health
Analysis of 3.4M Consumers Body Mass Index Shows that 38.2 Percent of Users classified as Obese or Overweight Are Classified as not Obese or not Preclinically Obese Under the Newly-proposed... Read more...
Blood Pressure Patient Handouts
Blood Pressure Patient Handouts
Remote blood pressure monitoring provides more data for care teams to monitor progression of disease and detect critical changes. It removes the limitations of clinic visits and can reduce barriers... Read more...
Empowering Senior Living: Innovative Health 
Monitoring Solutions for Enhanced Care and Safety with Amba Health
Empowering Senior Living: Innovative Health 
Monitoring Solutions for Enhanced Care and Safety with Amba Health
Partner Amba Health Challenge Needed innovative solutions to enhance resident care, autonomy, and safety efficiently. Solution Withings Sleep Analyzer and Sleep Results Net annual savings of $472k , a 79%... Read more...
Point of Care Blood Pressure Education is the Key to Accuracy
Point of Care Blood Pressure Education is the Key to Accuracy
A study published in November of 2024 in the Journal of the American Heart Association confirmed common feedback we hear from care teams: home blood pressure measurements are often not... Read more...
Infographic: Streamlining Remote Blood Pressure Monitoring Workflows
Infographic: Streamlining Remote Blood Pressure Monitoring Workflows
How Can Remote Blood Pressure Monitoring Simplify Hypertension Care and Improve Workflow Efficiency? Remote blood pressure monitoring is transforming hypertension care by providing more data, to allow care teams to... Read more...
Turning Challenges into Opportunities: Pr.
This article is based on our November 1, 2024 interview with Pr. Solomon Tesfaye. When Solomon Tesfaye was a 16-year-old boy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, a military regime closed his school and forced the students into national service. Tesfaye, who had by then developed a true passion for learning, desperately hoped to continue his intellectual development and academic journey. On the urging of his brother, he took a chance and applied for an international scholarship to the prestigious Sevenoaks School in Kent, England. Sevenoaks, a storied boarding school founded in... Read more...
Withings 2024 Year in Review: Research Highlights
Withings products not only help individuals and their clinicians better monitor and understand health, but they are contributing to a wide body of research. Withings is honored that researchers are increasingly turning to our products across an impressive number of therapeutic areas. Among them are diabetic neuropathy, retinopathy, sudomotor function, hypertension, sleep quality, sleep apnea, dementia, ECG intervals in children, arrhythmias, cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy (CAN), public health monitoring, and health technology adoption. Here’s just a sampling of the diversity and reach of Withings products in medical research this year. From... Read more...
Sleep Apnea Data from Multiple Nights is Key to Predicting Hypertension and Cardiovascular Risk
Sleep Apnea Data from Multiple Nights is Key to Predicting Hypertension and Cardiovascular Risk
Several new, large-scale studies from the Flinders Medical Research Institute (FHMRI) in Australia found studying sleep in real-world settings over multiple nights can greatly reduce the high 30% error rate... Read more...
Remote Patient Monitoring for Hypertension: Addressing Barriers to Improving Clinical Outcomes with Dr.
Remote Patient Monitoring for Hypertension: Addressing Barriers to Improving Clinical Outcomes with Dr.
Expert insights from Dr. Alexander Blood, MD, MSc, FACC, Cardiologist and Associate Director, Accelerator for Clinical Transformation at Mass General Brigham, reveal how remote patient monitoring can overcome obstacles in... Read more...
What is BPM Pro 2?
What is BPM Pro 2?
BPM Pro 2 is advancing remote blood pressure monitoring as a first-of-its-kind device complete with exclusive features for increased patient engagement and data reliability. This device makes it easy for... Read more...
Heart Health in the GLP-1 Era: The Role of Remote Patient Monitoring
Heart Health in the GLP-1 Era: The Role of Remote Patient Monitoring
According to the American Heart Association, nearly half of all adults in the U.S. have high blood pressure. Recent studies have suggested that effectively treating obesity with GLP-1 agonists may... Read more...
Connecting Patients and Providers: The Impact of RPM on Modern Healthcare
Connecting Patients and Providers: The Impact of RPM on Modern Healthcare
Discover how RPM is revolutionizing modern healthcare, empowering providers to deliver proactive care, and enhancing patient outcomes. Our comprehensive infographic dives into the key benefits, including improved patient engagement, cost... Read more...
Using a Variety of Modalities to Measure Both Small and Large Fiber Neuropathy Provides More Accurate Estimates of the Prevalence of Diabetic Neuropathies
In April 2024, the Journal of Diabetes and Its Complications published “Contemporary prevalence of diabetic neuropathies in individuals with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes in a Danish tertiary outpatient clinic”, a large scale study from researchers at the Steno Diabetes Center in Copenhagen, Denmark. Researchers assessed 822 individuals with Type 1 and 899 individuals with Type 2 diabetes for both distal symmetric polyneuropathy (DPN) and diabetic autonomic neuropathy (DAN) using a variety of modalities in order to make population-based prevalence estimates. Where they exist, past estimates of various neuropathies... Read more...
Diabetic Neuropathy Research and Withings Technologies Highlighted at The American Diabetes Association’s 84th Scientifi
Diabetic Neuropathy Research and Withings Technologies Highlighted at The American Diabetes Association’s 84th Scientific Sessions
A number of major new studies and advancements related to screening for diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) were presented at the American Diabetes Association’s 84th Scientific Sessions in Orlando. The headliner... Read more...
Safely Prescribing GLP-1 Medications for Older Adults: Remote care solutions that offer protection and connection
Safely Prescribing GLP-1 Medications for Older Adults: Remote care solutions that offer protection and connection
Transforming Obesity Treatment with GLP-1s for Older Adults A recent survey conducted by Gallup reported that perceived effectiveness of weight loss injections are relatively consistent among younger and middle-aged adults,... Read more...
Enhancing Patient Outcomes: The Success of Kennedy Community Health’s Remote Monitoring Program
Enhancing Patient Outcomes: The Success of Kennedy Community Health’s Remote Monitoring Program
Background Kennedy Community Health Center Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center (Kennedy Community Health) is a Community Health Center serving over 90 communities across Central and MetroWest Massachusetts. They provide... Read more...
Neuropathy and DFU Prevention to be Highlighted at the ADA’s 84th Scientific Sessions
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.... Read more...
Culturally-Sensitive Nutrition Education Studied for Pre-Diabetic African American Patients
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) in a multi-year ADA-funded study to investigate the efficacy of a... Read more...
LifeMD Partners with Withings to Transform GLP-1 Weight Management Care
LifeMD Partners with Withings to Transform GLP-1 Weight Management Care
Withings Health Solutions and LifeMD, Inc. announced a strategic partnership to combine GLP-1 medications with real-time, at-home monitoring of body composition and blood pressure. LifeMD becomes the first virtual primary... Read more...
What is Electrochemical Skin Conductance?
What is Electrochemical Skin Conductance?
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... Read more...