Browsing: Health Tech & Wearables

When Tim Cook unveiled the first Apple Watch in 2014, he called it the most personal product Apple had developed. He might not have predicted that the smartwatch could detect hypertension, catch atrial fibrillation, or save lives a decade later

By&nbspDianne Apen Sadler Published on 04/02/2026 – 8:00 GMT+1 •Updated 09/02/2026 – 10:25 GMT+1

Health technology company Oura is testing its first proprietary AI model focused on women’s health, intending to provide personalized and clinically informed information to women

In recent years, global HealthTech trends have advanced at a speed never seen before. Moving beyond the exclusive domain of top-tier laboratories and hospitals, medical technology has become intimate and personal—residing on the smartwatches on our wrists and within our individual health databases

If 10 years ago, you wanted to know whether the people around you were tracking their health, there would be some dead giveaways. You could check their wrists for an Apple Watch, Fitbit, or Nike Fuelband. Today, it might be harder to tell. Sure, smartwatches and smartbands are alive and well, but a multitude of…

Google is adding new features to Fitbit, its healthcare wearable device, including the ability to link medical records to the Fitbit app to provide a more comprehensive view of one’s health

Samsung just concluded its First Look event at CES 2026, announcing a number of new products, including a gigantic 130-inch Micro RGB TV. However, the impressive new display wasn’t the only takeaway from the keynote. The company also announced that it’s taking health tech on its wearables in a whole new direction

As technology evolves, so too must the practices and policies that govern its use. In recent decades, the fire service has adopted tools like location tracking at incident scenes, remote SCBA monitoring, and live-streaming from thermal imagers. These advancements have expanded our operational capabilities and given incident commanders (ICs) a more comprehensive view of unfolding…

ŌURA (see Pulse 2.0 profile here), the company behind the popular ŌURA Ring wearable device, has confidentially filed for an initial public offering in the United States, positioning itself to become one of the most closely watched consumer health technology IPOs in recent years

Wearables startup CUDIS is launching its newest series of health rings this week. The updated ring comes equipped with a number of features, including an AI “agent coach” designed to keep users on track to attain their fitness goals