Research is expanding into whether wearable devices such as an Apple Watch or Fitbit could track a person with coronavirus or the flu, or perhaps detect and even predict the onset of disease in a wearer.
May 28, 2020
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A collaborative team of researchers from the Digital Medicine Society (DiMe) and biomedical engineers at Duke University have developed a framework that will help data scientists and other researchers use better digital health ...
May 18, 2020
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(HealthDay)—Most surgeons report being in physical pain after performing surgery, according to a study published in the April issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.
Apr 13, 2020
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Researchers at Duke University are exploring how data collected by smartphones, FitBits, Apple Watches and other smartwatches may help determine whether or not device users have COVID-19, the illness caused by the novel coronavirus.
Apr 8, 2020
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To better understand early signs of coronavirus and the virus' spread, physicians around the country and data scientists at UC San Diego are working together to use a wearable device to monitor more than 12,000 people, including ...
Apr 3, 2020
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Researchers have developed a method to estimate cardiorespiratory fitness levels that could be applied to data captured by wearable fitness trackers during activities of daily life. This could facilitate testing for those ...
Feb 14, 2020
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Wearable technology and other mobile data-gathering devices should replace self-reporting diaries to track symptoms in people with Parkinson's disease, a new study from a large industry and academic collaboration argues. ...
Feb 13, 2020
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Biomedical engineers at Duke University have demonstrated that while different wearable technologies, like smart watches and fitness trackers, can accurately measure heart rate across a variety of skin tones, the accuracy ...
Feb 12, 2020
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Doctors who want to track their patients' physical activity might have more luck doing it with smartphones than wearable fitness devices, according to a new Penn Medicine study. The data showed that patients who used smartphones ...
Feb 10, 2020
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January is a time when many people make resolutions—and then break them. Almost 60% of Americans will resolve to exercise more, but fewer than 10% will stick with their resolution. A key to keeping resolutions is ensuring ...
Jan 15, 2020
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