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FDA sends Whoop warning over Blood Pressure Insights wearable

Image of some wearable watch devices used to track and report various bits of data.
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The FDA claims Whoop is marketing an unauthorized medical device intended to diagnose, cure, treat or prevent a disease.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published a warning letter addressed to the blood-pressure-tracking and wrist-wearable company Whoop, alleging it is marketing its new blood pressure feature without first getting proper approvals.

The FDA said Whoop’s Blood Pressure Insights (BPI) feature is intended to diagnose,

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