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Fitness wearable Whoop to offer on-demand clinician access to U.S. users
Whoop is introducing on-demand clinician access and AI-powered health guidance, largely included in the price of membership.
TL;DR
- Whoop will offer on-demand video consultations with licensed clinicians through its app for U.S. users.
- New features include electronic health records and AI-powered health guidance.
- Most new features are included in membership price; consultations will have an additional cost.
- The company recently closed a $575 million funding round, valuing it at $10.1 billion.
- Consultations will use data from the device, blood work, and medical history.
- The service is designed to complement, not replace, existing healthcare.
- Whoop has partnered with HealthEx for health records integration.
- This launch follows an FDA warning letter regarding Whoop's Blood Pressure Insights feature.