Lifestyle Center: Wearables
It’s a nightmare that few of us can imagine—a diving accident that results in paralysis. But that’s exactly what happened to 24-year-old Ian Bu...
Say goodbye to eye patches. Kids with lazy eye can now wear electronic glasses to correct their vision.
What if your company offered you the option to buy a fitness tracker at a deeply reduced price? And if you got one, would it make you healthier?
A shortage of doctors and specialists may soon no longer be a hindrance for patients who live in remote areas.
If you use some sort of tech to track your health, you’re not alone.
Wearable fitness trackers marketed as the next big thing in fitness and tech have swept the nation. But are these wearables actually living up to the...
A new device may help blind people interpret visual signals from the world around them through an unlikely source: their tongues.
Many expectant mothers anxiously await results from checkups. With the help of one new product, however, women might be able to check in on their bab...
The Apple Watch is here, and it's making itself heard — quite literally.
Doctors at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence recently performed a small study designed to gauge reactions to a gadget that hasn't quite gotten off ...
Technology has increasingly shown the potential to render age-old health problems a thing of the past — at least when it works. The latest review o...
Apple's massive fortunes are usually measured in economic terms, but the brand represents a treasure trove of data, too. That's the thinking behind t...
For people with disabilities or bowel dysfunction, going to the bathroom can dampen everyday activities. Upcoming technology may be able to help.
Almost 300 million people worldwide have a visual impairment, but a new technology may be able to help.
At two recent panels at the 2015 MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference, experts explored wearable technology and how it could play a part in the futu...
Apple's new health care technology has taken an early lead among its competitors, reports Reuters.
Here’s a number: nearly 10 percent of the population has diabetes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
A new wearable device could alert athletes about concussions as soon as they happen.