Digital Health Roundup: CES Biggest Hits; Apple Versus Masimo; Insulet Recalls Diabetes App

In this month’s Digital Health Roundup, Medtech Insight’s Marion Webb highlights interviews with industry leaders in medtech and healthtech and demos of some of the most innovative tech seen at CES 2024 in Las Vegas. Hannah Daniel dives into the latest developments in the intellectual property dispute between Apple and Masimo over blood oxygen sensors in the newer Apple Watch models.

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