Some apps are general wellness tools, while others may function more like medical devices. This distinction matters when considering regulation and data privacy. Health and wellness apps can help you ...

Many of us use health and fitness tracking apps to improve our well-being. These apps can be very helpful, but they can also collect lots of information about us. Some of this information may be ...

Over the past year or so, we’ve heard a plethora of Health app related rumors. Tim Cook has stated that one of Apple’s largest contributions to society will be in health, and this series of upgrades ...

To find a trustworthy health app, it is important to know who is funding it, what their motivations are, and what they intend to do with a person’s data. Accessing health information has never been so ...

Apple is developing a new version of its Health app that includes an AI coach that can advise users on how to get healthier, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. Gurman first reported that something ...

Mobile health apps could help improve health among older adults with diabetes, according to a study by researchers at the University of Georgia and University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. "Even ...

Mental health apps promise convenient, affordable therapy at your fingertips, and millions of people have downloaded them hoping to find relief from anxiety, depression, and stress. While these ...

The dawn of the digital era has ushered in an unprecedented wave of innovation, particularly in the realm of mental health care. With the increasing prevalence of mental health issues like depression, ...

The creators of Fitbit have even bigger ambitions in the health space. Those ambitions are being funneled into the just announced company Luffu, which aims to create “an intelligent family care system ...

Several mental health mobile apps with millions of downloads on Google Play contain security vulnerabilities that could expose users’ sensitive medical information. In one of the apps, security ...

A cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) app has been found to significantly prevent increases in depression in young people who are at high risk -- and could be implemented as a cost effective public ...