Electrosensitivity: is technology killing us?
Is modern life making us ill? Yes, say those who suffer from electrosensitivity. Are they cranks, asks Nicholas Blincoe, or should we all be throwing away our mobile phones?
FindZebra diagnoses rare diseases – how will it interpret my ‘symptoms’?
What can this new medical search engine tell Tim Dowling about his itchy eyes and cold mouse hand?
The electronic tattoo that can monitor patient symptoms remotely
Scientists have developed a flexible circuit board that can be printed directly on to skin to transmit data back to a doctor
This column will change your life: do you own gadgets – or do they own you?
'I bought my phone for its functions, not its beauty,' writes Oliver Burkeman. 'But I got the beauty, too, and that demands upkeep'
Should I use health apps?
Some claim to cure acne, others that they can identify melanomas. But do the thousands of health apps for smartphone and tablets launched each year have any real medical benefits? Dr Luisa Dillner investigates
CES 2013: the health and fitness gadgets coming your way
From a fork that tells you when you're eating too fast to a skin patch that constantly monitors your vital signs, there was plenty of exciting kit on show in Las Vegas
Twitter and Facebook get on the school timetable in anti-libel lessons
Lord McAlpine's case has prompted one headteacher to educate pupils about the dangers of social media
Self-tracking: the people turning their bodies into medical labs
As well as helping to track finances and organise social lives, smartphones are encouraging some people to monitor their health and wellbeing. Tim Lewis reports