Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Apple Health
A big issue with some Big Tech health cloud services like Apple, Google, etc is you can’t get your data out easily to perform your own analytics, or use them if you decide to leave […]
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You can finally move your health data across Android devices — Can’t believe this was not backed up before
Since Google had moved Health Connect (the service that each health and exercise app can optionally sync to on Android) into the main Android device menu, I just assumed it was part of the device […]
Apple Tested Blood Sugar App for Preventing Type 2 Diabetes
Select employees with prediabetes were invited to test the app, which offered assistance with food selection and lifestyle changes. Employees who participated confirmed that they had prediabetes with a blood test, and then actively monitored […]
South African doctor building breakthrough apps – Real Innovation is needed for Change
A South African doctor hopes to transform the medical field by developing products and services that solve problems typically experienced by remote and underfunded state hospitals and clinics, reports Rapport. One of these projects solves […]
You’ll Never Know How Accurate Your Fitness Tracker Is, and That’s OK
The appeal of fitness-tracking smartwatches is that they have all the answers. They turn our squishy bodies’ inscrutable secrets into hard numbers we can plainly read and analyze. But we would be fooling ourselves if […]
WHO Review: ‘No link’ between mobile phones and brain cancer
The final analysis included 63 studies from 1994-2022, assessed by 11 investigators from 10 countries, including the Australian government’s radiation protection authority. Despite the huge rise in the use of wireless technology, there has not […]
Your ‘Max Heart Rate’ Is Probably Wrong
If you’ve ever worried about your heart rate during exercise being too high or too low, you’ll want to read this. Your “heart rate zones” might be completely wrong. Not only are zones defined differently […]
Samsung Galaxy Ring certainly seems to be an improvement on the Oura Ring
It’s good to see the reviews starting to come in on Samsung’s Ring. I’ve long been an Oura Ring user, but in future I’ll be looking at all other options. I certainly don’t like Oura’s […]
A New Headset Aims to Treat Alzheimer’s With Light and Sound
In results from a Phase II trial published March 6 in the journal Frontiers in Neurology, the company showed that its novel treatment is safe and reported early hints that it may also have benefits […]
Withings BeamO is an all-in-one thermometer, ECG and stethoscope costing US$250
The device is still waiting for US FDA approval, but is planned to be shipped from June 2024. Dubbed a “multiscope,” the $250 device will tell you how warm (or not) you’re feeling, measure your […]