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Teenage Engineering and Love Hulten designed a drum machine 'with heart disease'
CHD-4 is raising awareness of childhood heart defects.
Gatorade's smart water bottle uses sweatiness to gauge when you need to hydrate
The $70 Smart Gx Bottle and Sweat Patch connect to a smartphone app.
Peloton fitness gear will soon be available at Dick's Sporting Goods
You'll be able to buy Bike, Tread and Guide at more than 100 of the chain's brick-and-mortar stores.
Microscopic robots walk autonomously using simple 'brains'
Scientists have built extremely small robots that can still move autonomously using 'brains.'
Study finds surgery patients wearing VR headsets needed less anesthetic
A study has found that patients wearing VR headsets might need less anesthetic to get through surgery.
Apple Fitness+ is coming to iPhone this fall in 21 countries
No Apple Watch necessary.
Anthony Fauci's enduring impact on the AIDS crisis
With the news that Dr Anthony Fauci will leave his role as Director of the NIAID in December, we take a look at his tireless work in the HIV/AIDS crisis, America's other pandemic.
Meta faces lawsuit for allegedly collecting patient health data without consent
Meta is the target of two lawsuits accusing it of violating patient privacy by sending medical data to Facebook.
Amazon will buy primary healthcare provider One Medical for $3.9 billion
Along with in-person care, One Medical offers telehealth services.
Synchron says it's the first to implant a human brain-computer interface in the US
Synchron says it's the first to implant a human brain-computer interface in the US, beating Elon Musk's company.
Biden executive order on abortion access aims to address privacy issues
In a new executive order addressing abortion access and other issues, the White House suggested that it’s trying to increase privacy protections for people seeking reproductive healthcare.
FDA says updated COVID-19 Omicron boosters won’t require new clinical trials
The agency will use data from previous trials to assess vaccines targeting the BA.4 and BA.5 variants.
FDA asks COVID-19 vaccine makers to update boosters to target new Omicron variants
The BA.4 and BA.5 strains now account for over half of infections in the US, according to the CDC.
The post-Roe data privacy nightmare is way bigger than period tracking apps
Data privacy has taken on a new urgency since Roe. v. Wade was overturned, but the issue is much larger, and more complicated, than simply deleting period tracking apps.
Brain-machine interface helped a man with paralysis feed himself using robotic arms
Scientists have developed robotic arms that let people with paralysis feed themselves.
US senators ask FTC to investigate Apple and Google over mobile tracking
They mentioned how the information could be used against people seeking abortions.
Period tracker app Flo developing 'anonymous mode' following Supreme Court ruling
Flo, one of the most widely used period tracking apps, says it intends to launch a new "anonymous mode" in an effort to address privacy concerns in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
Wearable arm muscles could help overcome upper body injuries
A new wearable arm exoskeleton could provide strength and endurance to people with upper body injuries.
Fitbit's Sleep Profile feature offers upgraded tracking for Premium subscribers
It'll aggregate data for 10 metrics on a monthly basis to help improve your sleep.
Researchers made cyborg locusts that can smell cancer
In a recent study published in the journal bioRXiv, a team of University of Michigan researchers detailed a locust-based cancer screening system