Technology

New devices are capable of tracking movement and form to aid in injury prevention, but some users have raised concerns over data privacy. Read More.

Wearables can help you build healthy habits by tracking activity, sleep and heart rate. Some measurements are more accurate than others, so it's important to know their limits and use data without becoming overwhelmed by it. Read More.

The American Heart Association (AHA) suggests that up to 5 cups of coffee per day could be safe for heart health for most people. Read More.

Popular AI-powered food apps may make calorie counting easier, but they may also leave out a surprisingly large part of the meal. Four apps underestimated calories and fat by about one-third when tested against carefully prepared meals. High-fat ketogenic dishes appeared to cause the most trouble, while carbohydrates were measured more consistently. Read More.

My wife, Autumn, has spent nearly a quarter of the past four years in ERs and hospitals, untangling and battling three chronic conditions — and a shamefully broken U.S. medical system. Read More.

We’ve all been there — you’re getting blood drawn, but the clinician can’t find your veins. Maybe you didn’t drink enough water and now you’ve got to grit your teeth through multiple needle sticks. Read More.

Houston, with its concentration of sprawling hospitals, is primed to become a proving ground for artificial intelligence in medicine. Read More.

A tiny sensor that unfolds within the body could continuously monitor our heart activity and breathing after showing promise in rats Read More.

A Florida pastor is suing OpenAI after ChatGPT allegedly downplayed his symptoms of a life-threatening pulmonary embolism, telling him it was “not something serious” and even invoking his faith to keep him calm. Read More.

A blood test may predict if apparently healthy older adults are likely to develop Alzheimer’s symptoms in the next five or 10 years, researchers reported Wednesday. Read More.

Wearables have been gaining steady traction over the last decade. One of the most prominent starts to this industry was with FitBit, which took the concept of patient health analytics and made it simple by offering a patient-friendly wearable device that is easy to use and low maintenance. Read More.

Researchers from NYU Abu Dhabi, in collaboration with Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, have developed a tiny, injectable medical device that introduces a new approach to treating chronic pain Read More.

One tool that doctors are beginning to use to help predict a person’s Alzheimer’s disease risk in its earliest stages is through biomarker blood tests. Read More.

After 12 years of dating and one year of marriage, high-school sweethearts Samuel and Penelope started trying to conceive. Both grew up in tight-knit families, and had long dreamed of having biological children together. Read More.

Maggots can remove dead flesh from a wound with a degree of precision surgeons can’t achieve. That can make them an asset for certain patients. Read More.