Browsing: Health
Where medicine and technology meet, covering devices, records, research findings and the claims that deserve a much closer look before you act.
Apple and Samsung both teased blood glucose features in September 2026, but neither shipped one. Here is what Apple Watch, Galaxy Watch, and Garmin actually show today, and why the FDA still says no smartwatch can measure glucose on its own.
A federal health advisory sets daily screen time limits by age, from no screens before 18 months to two hours for teenagers. National estimates say adolescents average seven to nine. Here is what the research on “digital dementia” does and does not show.
Apple Watch Series 12 keeps the same price and design as Series 11 but overhauls health sensing with 5-second heart rate sampling, a new Readiness score, and data claiming it now beats WHOOP and Oura on accuracy.
Novo Nordisk is putting Anthropic’s Claude Science into its research labs, its third AI partnership in six months. Here is what the tool actually does, why the timing is not a coincidence, and the wall every pharma AI deal runs into.
Google is rolling out Insulin Resistance Trends to the Pixel Watch and Fitbit this month, turning resting heart rate, HRV, sleep, and steps into an early metabolic warning sign. Here is how the science holds up and where it does not.
Anthropic’s fourth threat intelligence report documents five cases of biological misuse, including chikungunya gain-of-function work routed through gray market resellers. The bigger disclosure is buried in the framing: the company has stopped claiming its models are too weak to help.
A medical alert watch for seniors can cost nothing a month or up to $50. Here is exactly what the free smartwatch options and the monitored plans each buy you in 2026.
95% of smartwatch bands tested positive for bacteria that can cause infection. Here is exactly how to clean silicone, leather, and metal bands, plus the case and screen, without damaging them.
Fall detection can call for help when a senior can’t. See how the sensors actually work, which smartwatches handle it best, and when a monitored medical alert watch is the safer choice.
Apple, Samsung, Garmin, and Withings all promise serious health tracking in 2026. Here is what each smartwatch actually monitors, what is FDA cleared, and which one fits the health data you actually care about.