Commentary: It's more of a precaution alert, but it's a start. And other current and past Apple Watches are getting the feature, too. I started with CNET reviewing laptops in 2009. Now I explore ...

Taking my blood pressure is always nerve wracking. I do not have any risk factors for high blood pressure (hypertension), but the slow tightening of the cuff makes me very aware of my heart rate, and ...

Researchers at NYU Langone Health discovered that cutting off blood flow accelerates cancer growth by prematurely aging the bone marrow and weakening the immune system. In mouse models, restricted ...

Apple announced one of its most long-awaited new features for the Apple Watch series at its recent iPhone 17 family launch event: Apple Watch blood pressure alerts. Apple Watch owners will be able to ...

Blood draws for several kinds of diagnostic tests require you to fast for several hours. Eating or drinking anything besides water can skew the results, leading to you needing to be retested. You may ...

Giving birth is already one of the hardest things a woman can go through. Now, imagine doing it while being shamed and yelled at instead of being helped. That’s exactly what happened in Outlander: ...

Fresh on the heels of August's black moon is September's full moon, which will be among the most interesting full moons of 2025. It's coming with a total lunar eclipse, making it a blood moon. If ...

Mario Aguilar covers technology in health care, including artificial intelligence, virtual reality, wearable devices, telehealth, and digital therapeutics. His stories explore how tech is changing the ...

You can’t turn on the TV without seeing ads for glucose-lowering GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy. A1C numbers are cocktail-party chatter. Helpful? Sure. But almost nobody knows the chemistry ...