Smartwatches and wearable heart monitors can help detect issues such as irregular heart rhythms. But they also have limits and do not replace a diagnosis.

A wearable heart monitor raises the detection rate of the dangerous irregular heartbeat known as atrial fibrillation (A-fib) by more than 50%, a new study finds. Unfortunately, there was no increase ...

Screening for atrial fibrillation (AF) using a wearable heart monitor for 2 weeks can identify older adults with this potentially dangerous abnormal heart rhythm, but does not prevent subsequent ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says it will ease regulatory requirements for certain consumer wearable health devices.

A new survey finds nearly two‑thirds of Americans use smartwatches or other devices to track heart health, but only 1 in 4 ...

DURHAM, N.C. – Wearable, long-term continuous heart monitors helped identify 52% more cases of atrial fibrillation compared to usual care, but that did not lead to a reduction in hospitalizations due ...

The Motorola Moto Watch is a health and fitness wearables that uses Polar's stat algorithms to track health markers. And it ...

- As the world’s first ring-type medical device to monitor heart signals, CART-I continually measures atrial fibrillation 24/7 - In-house developed AI technology is used to provide significant medical ...

Wearable health devices may soon operate under looser regulatory oversight following new guidance from the FDA ...

London, United Kingdom – 1 September 2024: Screening for atrial fibrillation (AF) using a wearable heart monitor for 2 weeks can identify older adults with this potentially dangerous abnormal heart ...

Data from a team of Dutch researchers presented this weekend at the Endocrinology Society’s annual meeting in Chicago demonstrated how vital monitoring wearables could identify Type 1 diabetes ...

From strength training to sleep and recovery, these wearables stood out for turning raw data into useful action.