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Best fitness trackers 2025: From smart rings to multisport GPS watches
By Andrew Williams, Anna Gora last updated
Buying Guide These are the best fitness trackers you can buy in every category, from Amazfit Balance and Garmin Fenix 8 to Whoop MG.

Best smart rings 2025: Our top 3 sleep and fitness tracker rings, tried and tested
By Anna Gora last updated
Buying guides These are the best smart rings you can buy in every category, from Oura Ring Gen 4 and Ultrahuman Ring AIR to Amazfit Helio.

Our favorite everyday running shoes are now at their lowest-ever price
By Anna Gora published
Deals Save up to 50% on the ultra-comfortable New Balance Fresh Foam X 1080 V14 running shoes at Amazon.

Future pandemics are a 'certainty' — and we must be better prepared to distribute vaccines equitably
By Dr. Seth Berkley published
Book Months before COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, efforts were already underway to ensure low-income countries would get access to future vaccines against the infection. The book "Fair Doses" tells that story and discusses the ongoing fight for vaccine equity around the world.

'This is a completely different level of anti-vaccine engagement than we've ever seen before,' says epidemiologist Dr. Seth Berkley
By Nicoletta Lanese published
Interview Epidemiologist Dr. Seth Berkley spoke to Live Science about the importance of vaccine equity and the obstacles undermining it, as well as the political challenges to vaccines being raised in the U.S.

Is the Oura Ring Gen 4 worth it? Here's what we think after four months of testing
By Anna Gora published
Reviews We liked the Oura Ring Gen 4 so much that we named it the best smart ring and the best sleep tracker on the market. That does not mean it will work for everyone, though, especially in the long term.

New blood test can predict risk of postpartum depression with more than 80% accuracy
By Michele Cohen Marill, Knowable Magazine published
Scientists are learning more about this leading complication of childbirth. Treatments are improving and doctors can test for biological markers that flag heightened risk.

COVID-19 mRNA vaccines can trigger the immune system to recognize and kill cancer, research finds
By Adam Grippin, Christiano Marconi published
The researchers found that mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines could potentially help patients whose tumors don’t respond well to traditional immunotherapy.
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