Wearables can offer rough information about a person’s health, experts say, but only some metrics are medically useful.

A flurry of moves by health tech companies to promote more patient data sharing is raising red flags over the way it could ...

With the increasing prevalence of personal ECG, CGM, and other health monitoring devices, wearable technology for consumers has clearly crossed a threshold. What began as fitness trackers and wellness ...

Medical wearables have been part of clinical research for years, but mostly in supporting or exploratory roles. Sponsors often used them in early-phase studies to explore secondary endpoints or assess ...

A cardiologist explains why the RingConn Gen 3 smart ring represents the future of wearable health with accurate tracking, sleep insights, and wellness monitoring.

Just days ago,a federal jury in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California ruled that Apple must pay $634 million to Masimo for allegedly infringing on a patent covering ...

In early 2026, the FDA marked a turning point in its oversight of low‑risk digital health products. On January 6, it issued updated guidance expanding enforcement discretion for certain wearables and ...

Wearable tech is everywhere: smart rings that track our every move, medical devices that can time and dose meds, luxury smartwatches… But as we obsess over our step counts and sleep scores, bigger ...

"Biofeedback helps you make slight changes in your body, such as relaxing muscles, to help relieve pain or reduce tension." ...

A News and Perspectives expert analysis on consumer wearable platforms' forays into the clinical health care space. Authored by MedTech expert Blythe Karow, MBA, "Meet the New Health Care Gatekeeper: ...

Last year’s wearable-technology market was valued at just over $13.2 billion, according to healthcare research firm Kalorama Information, a division of Market Research Group LLC in Rockville, Md. That ...

This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG3, SDG4, and SDG10. The collection “Wearables for Active Medical Treatment” focuses on the use of wearable technologies as an integral ...