Search articles by title, topic or section.
Khabre desk
Recent reporting, analysis and explainers from the digital-health desk.
health
A Nature Medicine analysis classified US communities with high cardiovascular disease burden and limited cardiology workforce by their readiness for digital care. Most of the analysed tracts were assigned investment priorities, where infrastructure or adoption support may be needed.
health
Samsung says its updated Sleep Apnea feature is now available on Galaxy Ring and Galaxy Watch after US FDA clearance and approval by Korea’s MFDS. The feature reports insights into breathing disruptions detected during sleep; it is intended to flag signs, not replace clinical diagnosis or treatment.
health
Samsung says South Korea’s MFDS cleared an expanded Galaxy wearable sleep-apnoea feature that sorts hourly breathing disturbances into three frequency levels. The rollout is due to start in Korea in November on the Galaxy Watch Ultra2, Watch9 and Galaxy Ring.
technology
Wearable devices are increasingly being used in clinical trials to collect continuous physiological data outside research centres. Their broader adoption depends on measurement accuracy, technical reliability, meaningful clinical endpoints and responsible data governance.