Hitting the Books: How music chords hack your brain to elicit emotionIt's amazing what a flattened third can achieve. By A. Tarantola, 05.21.2023
Most states halt use of Google and Apple's COVID-19 exposure notification systemNow that the public emergency is over, the alerts are going away.By J. Fingas, 05.15.2023
Samsung's Galaxy Watch will soon be able to alert wearers to irregular heart rhythmsThe Food and Drug Administration has approved the feature.By K. Holt, 05.08.2023
Apple is reportedly developing an AI health coach for Apple WatchThe Health app may also come to the iPad.By J. Fingas, 04.25.2023
YouTube cracks down on videos that could encourage eating disordersThe service will also provide help to people viewing related videos.By J. Fingas, 04.18.2023
Withings' latest entry-level scale is the $100 Body SmartAn Eyes Closed mode can track your weight without it appearing on the screen.By K. Holt, 04.18.2023
80Amazon Halo Rise review: An unobtrusive bedside sleep tracker that’s surprisingly helpfulBy C. Low, 04.05.2023
NVIDIA and Medtronic are building an AI-enhanced endoscopy toolThe hardware could help spot early signs of cancer.By J. Fingas, 03.21.2023
Proposed EPA drinking water standard would restrict cancer-causing ‘forever chemicals’The guidelines would require water utilities to monitor for six PFAS. By I. Bonifacic, 03.14.2023
Fitbit won't make you pay for your own weekly health data anymoreYou'll no longer need to pay $10 a month to see information for the past 30 or 90 days.By C. Low, 03.14.2023
Google's health updates include an easier way to see if a clinic offers free or low-cost careThe company will also help people find Medicaid info ahead of the re-enrollment deadline.By K. Holt, 03.14.2023
Mental health startup Cerebral shared private patient data with Google, Meta and TikTokThe company exposed the personal information of more than 3.1 million US users. By I. Bonifacic, 03.12.2023
US House of Representatives impacted by health insurance data breachSensitive data of hundreds of Members of Congress and staff may have been exposed.By K. Holt, 03.09.2023
New Senate bill aims to better protect health data after Roe reversalThe UPHOLD Privacy Act also seeks to stop the sale of location data for ad purposes.By K. Holt, 03.03.2023
FTC moves to ban BetterHelp from sharing mental health data for ad targetingThe online counseling company will pay $7.8 million back to consumers to settle charges.By K. Holt, 03.02.2023
Apple is reportedly closer to bringing no-prick glucose monitoring to the WatchYou might only need a smartwatch to keep diabetes in check.By J. Fingas, 02.22.2023
IKEA made a smart air quality sensor to track indoor pollutionVindstyrka has a tongue-twisting name, but might improve your health.By J. Fingas, 02.14.2023
Wearable ultrasound patch could offer real-time heart scans on the goThe technology could help athletes and heart disease patients.By J. Fingas, 01.25.2023
Garmin debuts an ECG app, but it's only available on one smartwatchYou'll have to wait if you want to check your heart rhythm on other watches.By J. Fingas, 01.24.2023
FDA clears Wandercraft's exoskeleton for stroke patient rehabAtalante could help patients recover their gait.By J. Fingas, 01.23.2023