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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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A 2026 survey of more than 2,200 physicians in the U.S. and five other developed nations by the AMA and Medscape shows that doctors are generally interested in wearables and how the data they collect can be used to help manage patient care. 

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

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

Doctors say wearable smart tech can be helpful, but also has downsides ByTanya Rivero Monday, March 16, 2026

Part of a ZDNET Special Feature:How Data Can Improve Your Health and Wellness Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET

DALLAS, June 17, 2026 — Smartphone apps, fitness trackers and wearable devices help people with heart disease get more physical activity in their daily lives, according to an analysis of previous research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open-access, peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Association

FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary joins ‘Varney & Co.’ to discuss the agency’s new approach to AI-powered health tools, wearable technology and the future of medical innovation

Wearables like smartwatches and smart rings can be bulky, making them difficult to wear 24/7. That’s a gap that smart earring creator Lumia Health hopes to fill with the Lumia 2 device, which was originally created in collaboration with researchers at Johns Hopkins, Duke and Harvard to assist patients with chronic blood flow disorders