Turn off, shut down, log out: the digital detox holiday is here
Getaways that force stressed Britons to detach from digital media in relaxing surroundings are enjoying a boom
Want to know how to deliver a baby? There’s an app for that
Safe Delivery app provides instructions to health workers in remote areas on how to deal with complicated births, to help save the lives of mothers and babies
What can I eat in pregnancy? App aims to answer with help from IBM’s Watson
Nutrino, a new app powered by supercomputer Watson, claims to be able to guide women through pregnancy. But is it just another voice among many?
Fitness trackers enjoy healthy sales despite lack of evidence they work
Soaring Christmas sales for Fitbit and Jawbone are, on the face of it, good for UK’s obesity crisis. But there are concerns about privacy and effectiveness
Tech house of the future: take a look around
Smart ovens, living carpets, robot butlers and beds that remind you to have sex – then make themselves. Welcome to your home of tomorrow
Blaming Tinder for the spike in STIs? It’s just a lazy swipe
Scare stories about dating apps are based on commonly held myths, when cuts to sexual health services are a very real problem
Health hackers: the patients taking medical innovation into their own hands
Tired of waiting for a monitor for his diabetes, Tim Omer made his own. He is one of a growing number of patients circumventing medical companies in favour of a homemade healthcare revolution
Memory Star: the happy app that’s not for sharing
Sussex teenagers create ‘a virtual memory jar’ to beat the stress and pressure of social media
How much medical information would you share in the name of big data?
Harnessing data for healthcare provision and research is improving, but barriers such as privacy concerns, mistrust and medical culture are holding it back
Why too much choice is stressing us out
From jeans to dating partners and TV subscriptions to schools, we think the more choices we have the better. But too many options create anxiety. Could one answer lie in a return to state monopolies?