With the goal of addressing a growing mental health crisis among teenagers, Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) partnered with Analog Devices, Inc (ADI) to develop a wearable smartwatch device...
After receiving a $2.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), a team of researchers from the University of Missouri created a breathable material for a wearable heart monitor...
Data from wearable activity trackers can be used to determine various health metrics, including users' cardiovascular health status, new research shows.
Conducted by Johns Hopkins Medicine, the...
The use of smartwatches to detect cardiac issues, like atrial fibrillation (AFib), presents exciting new possibilities for heart care, but a new study shows that the results they provide may not always...
Following the receipt of a $1.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF), researchers from the University of California San Diego plan to create a suite of remote monitoring and...
Following the reception of a grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, researchers from Northwestern University and Johns Hopkins are conducting a study to determine the ability of the...
Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have created a wireless wearable skin sensor that can detect glucose concentrations, blood pressure, heart rate, and activity and is also free...
Although it provided valuable information and new perspectives, the Veterans Health Administration’s (VHA) digital divide consults and devices process "could have made better use of about $14.5...
Among Americans who use wearables, a majority (70 percent) said they had improved their fitness and health, according to a new report released by Deloitte.
The report is based on a survey conducted by...
While examining digital therapeutics (DTx) and their effect on healthcare, researchers from Forrester released a report that identified various benefits and risks associated with this type of...
A study published in JMIR mHealth and uHealth found that though the use of mHealth wearable technology provides several benefits, factors such as encouragement from providers and increased education...
A study published in The BMJ shows that differences in the results from arterial blood gas readings and pulse oximetry led to racial inequities in care, preventing Black people from obtaining necessary...
A study published in Scientific Reports described how an mHealth wearable device can recognize movements such as neck strain and whiplash and use that information to predict concussion risk in contact...
Apple will add several new features to its smartwatch, including atrial fibrillation (AFib) history recording and medication tracking capabilities.
The new Apple Watch operating system, watchOS 9,...
Pulse oximeters often showed inaccurate blood oxygen readings for Asian, Black, and Hispanic patients resulting in delayed COVID-19 care for these populations during the pandemic, according to a new...
To assess digital literacy across various populations, a study published in JMIR Formative Research developed and tested a three-item screening tool that could help identify individuals who do not...
About one in five patients who receive care at federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) said they currently have a fitness tracker, and more than half of those who don't have a tracker want one,...
Wearable sensors, like smartwatches and fitness bands, can provide information regarding physiological and immune responses to the COVID-19 vaccine, according to a study published in npj Digital...
As researchers examine new ways to track the progression of COVID-19, a study from the University of Michigan described how a smartwatch feature that uses heart rate data could track the symptoms of...
As the COVID-19 pandemic forced providers to deliver care virtually, a JAMA Network Open study found that video-enabled tablet devices were an effective channel for providing mental healthcare services...
