For the over-65 population, falling can be a serious health risk. Three million older people each year are treated in emergency rooms for fall-related injuries, according to the CDC, and one in four ...

Even the best running watches have limits. After a fall during a run, I started paying more attention to the small things ...

The Apple Watch's health features are making headlines this month, and have been credited with saving at least two lives. Fall Detection came in handy in two emergency situations in Minnesota and Ohio ...

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Most of us wish our parents would live as long as humanly possible, but some challenges arise if our wishes come true. While every individual is different, advanced aging usually brings about mobility ...

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Raylene Hackenwerth received an Apple Watch as a gift.. a gift that she says saved her life. The wearable called 911 for her after it detected she had taken a very bad fall. And that’s just the start.

Google has announced that its highly anticipated fall detection feature is rolling out to all Pixel Watch users today. Fall detection uses motion sensors and on-device machine learning to identify if ...

Fall Detection uses the Apple Watch’s built-in accelerometer and gyroscope to detect a hard fall. It initially responds by tapping you on the wrist and displaying an alert, offering you the options of ...

The Apple Watch Series 8 keeps all the functionality offered in earlier versions. For instance, fall detection is a feature that has been included in every Apple Watch model since the first Apple ...

MSA Safety (MSA) stock stays a Hold amid overvaluation. Learn how fall protection growth and the M&C deal offset NFPA, grant ...