If Your Smartwatch Says You Have a High Heart Rate, This Is the First Thing to Check originally appeared on Parade. Smartwatches didn't launch with the first Apple Watch in 2015. The Seiko ...

Congestive heart failure (CHF) is a condition that affects over five million Americans. For people over the age of 65, it is the most common diagnosis when they are hospitalized. One in nine deaths ...

A study has highlighted how doctors can best use the data our devices collect ...

A recent software update for select Garmin watches has unveiled an unexpected enhancement: the Recovery Heart Rate feature can now operate in the background. Previously, users needed to wait a couple ...

Can smartphones or smartwatches help detect early signs of neurological or mental illness? Researchers at the University of Geneva (UNIGE) monitored a group of participants wearing connected devices, ...

Jeff Wessler, MD, MPhil, is a board-certified cardiologist and the founder and CEO of Heartbeat Health, a virtual cardiology practice that has served over one million patients since its founding eight ...

CHICAGO — Wearable technologies such as smartwatches are providing physicians with new ways to monitor their patients' health and detect cardiovascular risk factors. Metrics like daily step totals and ...

From smart wearables like the Apple Watch or Garmin trackers to the celebrity-sported Oura ring and trendy WHOOP strap, health tech has come a long way from just tracking your steps. "There's lots of ...