Heart disease kills the most Americans every year — smartwatches might save us

Table of Contents Table of Contents How can smartwatches assist? Fixing sedentary behavior Sleep, obesity, and nutrition What experts say The American Heart Association just released its 2025 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics Update report with some critically important stats. It mentions that heart-related diseases, which are on an upward trajectory across the globe, are … Read more

Smartwatches might predict psychiatric illnesses tied to genetics

Table of Contents Table of Contents Tying smartwatch data to genetics A new dawn for psychiatry Over the past couple of years, the medical science community has shifted its attention to wearables in a serious fashion, thanks to their mass uptake. Those efforts have yielded some remarkable results in the efficacy and potential of these … Read more

The future of real-time blood pressure sensing on smartwatches is here

In the world of mass-market wrist-based wearables, blood pressure sensing is being seen as the next holy grail for health monitoring. Samsung has already rolled out blood pressure sensing on its smartwatches, with a calibration caveat. However, the approach taken by the likes of Samsung isn’t the most accurate out there. The Galaxy Watch, for … Read more