Microsoft’s Copilot Health can connect to your medical records and wearables
Microsoft’s Copilot Health can connect to your medical records and wearables

Microsoft announced on Thursday that it’s launching Copilot Health, a “separate, secure space” in Copilot for asking questions about lab results and medical records, searching for providers, analyzing data from wearables, and other health-related chats. The feature will have a phased rollout, so it won’t be available to everyone immediately, but users can join a […]

Trump’s surgeon general nominee is running the wellness grifter playbook perfectly
Trump’s surgeon general nominee is running the wellness grifter playbook perfectly

This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent every Friday from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest gizmos and potions that swear they’re going to change your life. We’ll be taking a break next week and will back March 20th. Opt in for Optimizer here. On the surface, the wellness to […]

Huel tries to solve the ‘burden’ of eating
Huel tries to solve the ‘burden’ of eating

This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent every Friday from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest gizmos and potions that swear they’re going to change your life. Opt in for Optimizer here. In 2017, I was at rock bottom. My dad’s health was rapidly failing; my relationship with my mom […]

Ultrahuman’s new flagship smart ring has a 15-day battery
Ultrahuman’s new flagship smart ring has a 15-day battery

Ultrahuman is expanding its health monitoring ecosystem with the launch of a new flagship smart ring and a “biointelligence AI” platform upgrade. The Ring Pro is Ultrahuman’s third-generation smart ring, and promises up to 15 days of battery life before needing to recharge, alongside 250 days of on-device health history storage. Those are some significant […]

The wellness wild west’s latest skincare fad is salmon sperm 
The wellness wild west’s latest skincare fad is salmon sperm 

This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent every Friday from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest gizmos and potions that swear they’re going to change your life. Opt in for Optimizer here. While scrolling through my TikTok feed, I often find myself thinking of Elizabeth Báthory. Legend has it that […]

The Pitt has a sharp take on AI
The Pitt has a sharp take on AI

Each episode of HBO’s The Pitt features some degree of medical trauma that almost makes the hospital drama feel like a horror series. Some patients are dealing with gnarly lacerations while others are fighting off vicious blood infections that could rob them of their limbs, and the chaos of working in an emergency room often […]

‘Wellness’ feels like it’s losing all meaning in health tech
‘Wellness’ feels like it’s losing all meaning in health tech

This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent every Friday from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest gizmos and potions that swear they’re going to change your life. Opt in for Optimizer here. For the past week, I’ve been thinking about the fact that Oura has gone to Washington. The Oura […]

AG1 is a lot less science-y than it sounds
AG1 is a lot less science-y than it sounds

This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent every Friday from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest gizmos and potions that swear they’re going to change your life. Optimizer arrives in our subscribers’ inboxes at 10AM ET. Opt in for Optimizer here. I’m willing to bet you’ve been served an ad […]

Fitbit’s founders launch a new platform for monitoring your entire family’s health
Fitbit’s founders launch a new platform for monitoring your entire family’s health

James Park and Eric Friedman, the co-founders of Fitbit who left Google two years ago, have announced a new venture called Luffu. Described as an “intelligent family care system,” Luffu collects and logs health and medical information from connected devices, other platforms like Apple Health and Fitbit, and details shared by family members through voice […]

Giving your healthcare info to a chatbot is, unsurprisingly, a terrible idea
Giving your healthcare info to a chatbot is, unsurprisingly, a terrible idea

Every week, more than 230 million people ask ChatGPT for health and wellness advice, according to OpenAI. The company says that many see the chatbot as an “ally” to help navigate the maze of insurance, file paperwork, and become better self-advocates. In exchange, it hopes you will trust its chatbot with details about your diagnoses, […]