Health app

Sports betting has become a routine activity for many in Gen Z, following the rapid legalization and normalization of wagering across the United States. Financial and mental health experts warn that young adults may face rising risks of gambling addiction, debt and financial stress, as betting apps make placing wagers fast, constant and socially accepted among their peer group.

An iPhone user is asking online for recommendations for a food diary app that does not collect excessive personal data. The question has struck a chord with people who want to track their eating habits without giving apps broad access to their information. Responses so far are limited, but the request highlights ongoing concern about how nutrition and health apps handle sensitive user data.

Mental health experts in the US are discussing prediction market apps and their possible effects on users' wellbeing. Fox 13 News Utah aired a segment in which specialists examined how these betting-style platforms on future events might influence anxiety, stress and compulsive behavior. The conversation reflects growing scrutiny of gambling-adjacent apps as prediction markets gain mainstream attention.

Healthcare startup Nolla Health announced on Monday that people in Utah can receive acne prescriptions through its app. Users scan their faces, and the company's AI system assesses acne severity and autonomously writes a prescription. The move is drawing attention as an early example of artificial intelligence handling prescribing decisions without a human doctor in the loop, raising questions about safety and regulation.

Healthcare startup Nolla Health announced on Monday that users in Utah can scan their faces with its app and receive an AI-generated prescription for acne treatment. The move raises questions about AI's role in medical care, as the company becomes one of the first to let artificial intelligence issue prescriptions directly to consumers.

Attention is on a new Apple Health feature being described as an 'age test', which would reportedly give users an indication of their health age based on data gathered in the Health app. Coverage so far, including from Mashable, focuses on what users can expect from the tool if and when it rolls out.

Parents are being offered guidance on helping children build healthier relationships with social media as concerns grow over compulsive use among young people. The advice comes amid wider debate about screen time, its effects on mental health, and what role families should play in setting limits on apps and devices.

Grindr has acquired Freddie, a health startup focused on LGBTQ+ care, including sexual health services such as HIV prevention. The deal signals the dating app company's push to expand beyond social networking into health and wellness for the queer community. Coverage so far is limited to the announcement itself, with no financial terms disclosed.

Grindr, the Los Angeles-based dating app company, has acquired a telehealth firm in a deal valued at $250 million. The move signals the company's push to diversify beyond dating services and expand into digital health, a sector that has drawn growing investment. Details on the target company and strategic plans remain limited in early coverage.

A developer behind HealthCoach, an Android fitness app built with Kotlin Multiplatform and Jetpack Compose, says the app will be submitted to the Google Play store, with Google Drive integration to open for general use once approved. Until then, the app can be installed via sideloading its APK, though review times are uncertain since it has been a while since the last submission.

ABC7 Chicago reports on gambling addiction and how easier access through mobile apps and online betting platforms is driving the problem. The piece explains warning signs of addiction, its effects on individuals and families, and where problem gamblers can seek help as technology makes betting available around the clock.

Health apps that have been profiting from selling copycat versions of weight-loss drugs may soon face regulatory or legal limits, according to a Polish Radio report. The item suggests the current business model — telehealth platforms dispensing compounded or imitation GLP-1 medications — is on borrowed time, though no specific companies, regulators or dates are named.

Apple has released the iOS 27.2 beta, giving iPhone users an early look at a newly overhauled Health app. Enrolled beta testers can download the update through Settings, with coverage focused on what the new Health features offer and how to install the preview safely. Wider public release timing has not been confirmed.