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Article updated on September 1, 2026 The future of healthcare is personal, predictive, and increasingly powered by devices you wear, carry, or have implanted. What was speculative a few years ago is now a $117 billion global market for wearable medical devices, growing at roughly 20 percent annually. Smartwatches detect irregular heart rhythms. Continuous glucose…

Physical inactivity remains a major global public health concern, with important implications for noncommunicable disease prevention and health system planning, highlighting the need for more accurate and comparable population-level data. This meeting report summarizes the discussions and outcomes of an expert consultation convened by WHO as part of an ongoing series of technical meetings to…

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

Psychiatry Can wearable technology detect the earliest signs of autism in infants? New study seeks to find out UCLA researchers capture early movement delays to greatly advance early prediction of autism Credit: Getty Images

Research and Innovation Consumer Sleep Technology Can Support Better Sleep, With Limits By: Chad Hanson | March 25, 2026 | 9 min. read | 

SINGAPORE, Aug. 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Haleon, a leading consumer health company focused on better everyday health, and the A*STAR Institute for Human Development and Potential (A*STAR IHDP) today announced the launch of a new clinical study known as the Impact of Multivitamin and Mineral Supplementation on Metabolic Health in Midlife Women (ISMOS). The study…

Accessible Healthcare and Assistive Technology with Wearables Aug 07, 2026 Wearable technology has the means to revolutionize health and wellbeing management, with the introduction of streamlined and miniaturized devices in recent years for diabetes management, assistive audio transcription, and general health stats access. IDTechEx’s portfolio of Wearable Technology Research Reports and Subscriptions covers a diverse…

ResMed Inc (ASX:RMD) is a global medical device and digital health company that develops products for the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders and respiratory conditions. The company’s primary products include CPAP and other positive airway pressure devices used in the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea

For doctors, this raises a difficult question: how can they record something that is not happening during an examination? A standard electrocardiogram (ECG) shows the heart’s activity only at a specific moment, while even longer-term monitoring does not always coincide with less frequent episodes of heart rhythm disorders. As a result, some arrhythmias, particularly short…

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