Some apps are general wellness tools, while others may function more like medical devices. This distinction matters when considering regulation and data privacy. Health and wellness apps can help you ...

SEATTLE — We increasingly rely on technology to stay fit and healthy. Wearable devices can track heart rates, blood pressure, glucose levels, sleep patterns, or menstrual cycles. You can research ...

Last week, New York City's Department of Health and Mental Hygiene added a new app to its list -- CalCutter. This diet app, the fourth on the city's list of official apps, allows cooks to enter in a ...

A few weeks ago, MobiHealthNews compiled a list of 23 health and wellness apps that connect to Apple’s HealthKit platform, which feeds health and wellness data from third party devices and apps into ...

The Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement directory has made it possible for consumers to clear the hurdle of joining data from multiple electronic health record (EHR) sources. And now Epic ...

To find a trustworthy health app, it is important to know who is funding it, what their motivations are, and what they intend to do with a person’s data. Accessing health information has never been so ...

Google has announced the Google Health Coach, a Gemini-powered personal wellness assistant baked into a rebranded Google Health app. Here's everything you need to know about pricing, features, and ...

Every second, thousands of people tell their phone or computer something about themselves that they might not want anyone else to know. They’re also doing so on health and wellness apps, including ...

The iOS 18 Health App has undergone significant enhancements, introducing a range of new features and improvements designed to elevate the user experience and streamline health data management. A new ...

I spoke with a doctor at Apple to learn more about the Apple Watch health features that you might not currently be using to support your wellness.

“Be careful,” a White House spokesperson advised in July 2022, less than a month after the Dobbs decision to overturn Roe v. Wade had been officially published. The spokesperson was warning women who ...

The team evaluated the privacy policies and data management features of 20 of the most popular female health apps on the U.S. and U.K. Google Play Store. They found instances of covertly gathering ...