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From smartwatches to wellness apps, health technology has become part of everyday life. Now, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is signalling a shift in how it plans to oversee some of these tools, particularly those that are low risk and not intended to diagnose or treat disease

Apple’s next rugged smartwatch may be getting leaner, but the more important changes could be happening beneath the surface

The evolution of wearable technology has been shaped by decades of innovation in health monitoring, sensor engineering, and data analysis. While wearable devices are often associated with modern fitness culture, their origins stretch back centuries

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Millions of people around the world wear smart rings and fitness trackers to keep tabs on their sleep, workouts, heart rate and even body temperature, all in the name of better understanding their health. But at the World Cup, that same technology is being pushed to an elite level

Smartwatches and other wearables have moved far beyond just tracking your steps and heart rate. Many of today’s versions can monitor everything from sleep and skin temperature to respiratory rate, blood oxygen, heart rate variability and even alert you to possible signs of sleep apnea. If you took Big Tech’s marketing at face value, you might…

THERE has been a global surge in the demand for smart wearables that track health and fitness metrics, recent Statista data has revealed

Smartwatches have made great strides in recent years, with new health features and improved sensors attracting newcomers to the sector while also prompting current owners to replace their existing devices. But perhaps you don’t need to buy one anymore. You might be fed up with being a slave to your smartwatch, constantly responding to alerts…

Wearables used to be all about steps, workouts, and heart rate. Now, the next big race is much more personal: blood sugar

Wearable health technology is expanding beyond smartwatches and fitness trackers — it could one day detect and address conditions like breast cancer, according to MIT Media Arts and Sciences Associate Professor Dr. Canan Dagdeviren