Trials for Google's wristband will start soon.

Chris Voss worked as a hostage negotiator for 24 years.

Belle Gibson, founder of the wellness app The...

Crowdsourcing CPR.

The first reviews for the Apple Watch are...

Some of Apple's announcements from yesterday...

Bullying you into counting calories.

Rather than splurging on a new gym membership...

Phil Jacobson was a "blue baby".

Monitor your sleeping habits.

Deadline.

Boom.

More issues continue to plague Apple's "Health"...

Well, this isn't good. Just hours before it is...

Apple added in a new rule to its developer guidelines following the naked celebrity photo leak.

Apple's health apps are off limits to advertisers.

Collin Hill learned the importance of...

The Sense sleep tracker has raised $US1 million to monitor your sleeping patterns.

Jawbone just introduced a massive update to its app that adds new food logging and weight management features.

Health and fitness apps are all the rage these...

Health-related apps and devices are flooding...

Apple is one of the biggest headphones makers...

Health and fitness app usage grew 62% from December to June.

Apple has enlisted a few professional athletes to test the fitness-tracking capabilities of its upcoming smartwatch, according to Mark Gurman of 9to5Mac. Apple has tapped notable names such as Kobe Bryant of the L.A. Lakers to test the so-called iWatch under a variety of conditions. Bryant was spotted at Apple’s […]

Health and fitness apps are exploding these...

After a long winter that kept many of us inside...

Apple saw iHealth's early sensors and decided to offer guidance throughout the development of its first product and app.

I’ve fallen in love with an iPhone app called Lift. It’s helped me solve a tough problem: how to stay motivated in building new good habits and while ditching old bad habits. I’m actually a pretty motivated person. I work out, floss my teeth, and eat healthy (at least most […]

Glow, the fertility appthat helps a woman get pregnant, was officially released a little over four months ago. Today Glow said over 1,000 women have successfully used the app to get pregnant, reports TechCrunch’s Colleen Taylor. Glow created buzz back in May when founder Max Levchin first showed it off […]

Place on forehead, check health.

Mobile can help empower patients, and drive down health costs.

Mobile can help empower patients, creating opportunities galore.

Two VCs that apps for doctors and smartphones will make health care better, cheaper.

Mobile can help empower patients.

These days, anyone with a smartphone can download a variety of games designed to make them healthier, whether that means helping them stick to an exercise routine, lose weight or manage a chronic illness. The games, invented by health insurers and a host of technology startups, are marketed directly to […]

[credit provider=”Screenshot”] Fitocracy, a social network for fitness, has a pretty impressive member in its user base.Mallory Hagan, who was recently crowned Miss America, shared a video with Fitocracy users about how she trained for the pageant.

 

[credit provider=”Red Bull Content Pool”] The weight loss industry is rigged with budget traps and health gimmicks at every turn, but there’s no reason to put your finances at risk for a healthier lifestyle.Just go back to basics.

[credit provider=””>mikebaird via Flickr”] As we gear up for the new year, many of us are remembering the new year’s resolutions from last year that we never followed through with. So we compiled this list of the best health and fitness tools to help you make sure next year isn’t a […]

[credit provider=”Instagram” url=”Instagram.com”] When Naveen Selvadurai left Foursquare, the New York startup he cofounded with Dennis Crowley that lets you broadcast your location to your friends, everyone wondered what his next move would be.

[credit provider=”ZocDoc”] It’s been five years since ZocDoc broke into the market.Though the appointment-booking site now has a billion-dollar valuation with a most recent Series C funding from Goldman Sachs, the founders had no idea the company would gain any traction early on.

Now that doctors are finally using iPads and digitizing patient records, healthcare startups are really gaining traction. Sundeep Bhan, CEO and co-founder of Medivo, benefitted from this in November when his company raised $7 million in a Series A round led by Safeguard Scientifics. Medivo is a data and lab testing service […]

[credit provider=”Tim Chang, Facebook photo”] Why is a prominent game investor betting on health-related startups?We checked in with Mayfield’s managing director Tim Chang after we learned about his obsession for the quantified self movement, where people use gadgets to keep track of their health and fitness.

[credit provider=”LowestMed” url=”http://www.lowestmed.com/Default.aspx”] Today saw the launch of a drug price comparison app that will no doubt have drugstores shaking in their bricks and mortar. LowestMed functions a lot like the much-maligned Amazon Price Check app, which ticked off so many big box competitors during the holiday shopping season. 

[credit provider=”Edward Leung via Flickr” url=”http://www.flickr.com/photos/lcledward/3600542728/”] It’s one thing that gyms make bank off bums who can’t drag themselves off the couch, but what if skipping that 5 p.m. yoga class could put cash in the pockets of people you don’t even know?That’s the premise behind GymPact, an app that holds users […]

[credit provider=”ggvic” url=”http://www.flickr.com/photos/ggvic/”] The weight loss world is rigged with budget booby traps around every corner, but there’s no reason to put your finances at risk for a healthier lifestyle.Just go back to the basics.

Shedding pounds was never meant to be easy, and dietitians are a smart way to navigate the booby trap-laden world of weight loss. 

Esther Dyson is on a plane with Steve Jurvetson.

[credit provider=”Gizmoto” url=”http://gizmodo.com/5863822/jawbon%E2%80%A6″] The Jawbone Up is everything I ever wanted in a fitness tracker. Because it’s a bracelet, it’s always with me. It goes everywhere, it’s positively ambient, and ridiculously fun. That’s great. Don’t buy it. Without a big fix, it’s garbage.Some bands have a tendency to fail. They […]

[credit provider=”wikimedia commons” url=”http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:US_Navy_100618-N-6362C-116_Sailors_and_Marines_run_the_ditch_on_treadmills,_competing_in_teams_to_see_who_can_first_run_the_transit_distance_of_116.2_miles,_as_part_of_a_tradition_while_transiting_the_Suez_Canal.jpg”] Boston-based RunKeeper has announced a $10 million Series B Round led by Spark Capital.  Revolution Ventures contributed as well.RunKeeper keeps track of your physical fitness and helps you live a healthier life.