Browsing: Health Tech & Wearables

For more than a decade, people have used wearable technology (wearables) like the Oura Ring or Apple Watch to manage their physical and mental health. They track daily steps, heart rate, sleep patterns, and even blood oxygen levels. Now, neurologists are using wearables to help their patients manage chronic conditions such as epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease,…

Wearables have become an add-on in our daily tech lives. While customers get more addicted to their phones, this doesn’t necessarily translate into more phone purchases. As companies seek to diversify their revenue streams, the wearable accessory market has exploded in recent years. Devices like Apple Watch, AirPods, and smart rings have become increasingly popular,…

What’s the news: The Centers for Medicare & Medicare Services (CMS) has launched a voluntary initiative to test technology-supported care for patients with chronic conditions who are covered by traditional Medicare. 

At the beginning of the year, the FDA announced that it would limit regulation of certain “general wellness products,” including some healthcare wearables. While lowering the barrier to market entry for these products poses low risk and could encourage greater engagement with health metrics, clinicians will still have to serve as the buffer between patients…

Perspective Control for Whom? Keeping an Eye on the Dark Side of US’s New Wearables Campaign. Nada Salem,Theodora Skeadas /Oct 2, 2025Fanny Maurel & Digit, Ambient Scribes, Licensed by CC-BY 4.0. Republish

Gone are the days when smartwatches were only used to count steps or display notifications. Today’s smart wearables are packed with advanced sensors and AI-powered features that can offer deeper insights into your health and lifestyle

Patients can ask their doctors for help decoding their health data from their wearable devices. Natalia Lebedinskaia/Getty Imageshide caption

Cook once said Apple’s greatest contribution to mankind would be ‘about health.’ If true, he’ll get much of the credit

Digitalization and Health Data with Wearable Technology Jan 20, 2026 Enhancing the relationship between people’s health and wellbeing and the global movement of digitalization with the use of wearables will allow for a wider understanding of health conditions or the optimization of communication. IDTechEx’s portfolio of Wearable Technology Research Reports and Subscriptions is home to…

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