Samsung races to develop blood sugar monitor that doesn’t break skin

Health tracking is already a key selling point of smartphones and watches, with Samsung, Apple and Alphabet Inc’s Google using the features to attract and retain customers. — Bloomberg

Samsung Electronics Co is exploring the development of noninvasive glucose monitoring and continuous blood pressure checking, setting its sights on ambitious health-care goals in a race with Apple Inc and other tech giants.

The work is part of a broader push to put health features in a range of devices, including its just-announced Galaxy Ring, said Samsung executive Hon Pak, who is overseeing the effort. The company aims to eventually give consumers a complete picture of their well-being via sensors on different parts of the body and around the home.