A flurry of moves by health tech companies to promote more patient data sharing is raising red flags over the way it could ...
Virtual assistants and wearable technologies are starting to catch the pharma world’s attention. The industry is exploring how the new tools can be used in research, clinical trials and inpatient ...
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 ...
Move over HIPAA…the health privacy landscape may be in for a shakeup. On November 4, 2025, Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) introduced the Health Information ...
You've recently received a government-subsidized biowearable. Accordingly, the authorities now know when you're sleeping, because the device reports your sleep cycle, location, and daily movements in ...
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently announced a new health initiative to incentivize Americans to use wearable health tracking devices. However, the announcement sparked ...
Insurance coverage of wearables is spotty. This could soon change as Medicare begins a pilot to facilitate access to wearables while gathering data on health outcomes.
Wearables can offer rough information about a person’s health, experts say, but only some metrics are medically useful.
Technology is acting as a boon to mankind with the way it’s changing things for the people and industry. Fitness enthusiasts are feeling more blessed with technology making its way into the fitness ...
The way we track and respond to health is changing, both inside hospitals and at home. Clinical internet of things (IoT) ...
As new consumer hardware and software capabilities have bumped up against medicine over the last few years, consumers and manufacturers alike have struggled with identifying the line between "wellness ...