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

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. When smartwatches and other wearables first hit the market, some people were skeptical that they'd be anything more than a novelty. Once users ...

In a pair of guidance documents released Tuesday, the regulator clarified the types of wellness features and clinical decision support tools that don’t fall under medical device oversight.

Most fitness trackers offer a wealth of heart-rate data. Here’s how to make sense of it. By Talya Minsberg If you wear a smartwatch or fitness tracker, you likely already have access to a steady ...

The heart rate zone formula is flawed, especially for women. Here's how to rethink your training. These days, everyone from ...

Before you decide to click away, thinking we’re talking about some heart rate monitor that connects to a display using WiFi, wait! Pulse-Fi is a system that monitors heart rate using the WiFi signal ...

For many users of the Fitbit Charge 6, heart rate monitoring is a crucial feature that helps track fitness and health metrics. However, some users have reported issues with the heart rate sensor not ...

It's not unusual to see researchers and DIYers find new uses for the Raspberry Pi, but the potential in this latest discovery is a doozy. A research team created a method for detecting heart rates ...

A new wearable technology could change how unborn babies are monitored at home. Ph.D. researcher Yijing Zhang (Department of ...