ECG EKG
Electrocardiograms record of the electrical activity of the heart over a period of time
Need a helping hand? Tell this robotic arm—with your mind—to grasp that thing you need while your own two hands are busy. Hiroshi Ishiguro Laboratory, ATR By Emily Waltz, IEEE Spectrum 25 July 2018 Imagine commanding a robotic
… READ MOREA new review looks at the booming industry of measuring ‘every breath you take and every move you make.’ * Wearable devices are increasingly bought to track and measure health and sports performance: from the number of
… READ MOREPlenty of people would argue they can’t live without their smart watch, but for Adam Love it actually saved his life. Adam Love credits his smart watch for saving his life. 9NEWS By Sophie Walsh, 9NEWS.com.au Jul 31, 2018 The
… READ MOREThe AliveCor KardiaBand, a sensor compatible with the Apple Watch, can detect dangerous levels of potassium in blood with 94 percent accuracy. Though the US Food and Drug Administration has not yet approved KardiaBand for this
… READ MORELast November, Apple Watch owners began receiving recruitment emails from Apple. The company was looking for owners of its smartwatch to participate in the Apple Heart Study—a Stanford-led investigation into the wearable’s
… READ MOREScott Killian never imagined his Apple Watch might save his life, but that’s exactly what happened a few weeks ago when he had a heart attack in the middle of the night. Killian recently shared his personal experience with 9to5Mac,
… READ MOREWatching the rhythm of your heart is getting quite a bit easier. AliveCor, the originators of the to-go ECG smartphone market, have announced FDA clearance of the KardiaBand single-lead ECG device for the Apple Watch. MedGadget
… READ MOREHealthcare is poised for an upheaval, with the arrival of artificially intelligent health apps that could replace visits to the doctor. Smartening up medicine. Your.MD By Douglas Heaven, New Scientist 19 July 2017 Stiff neck,
… READ MOREThis summer, KPCB partner Mary Meeker’s 2017 Internet Trends report singled out healthcare as a sector ripe with opportunity. The report proposed that the healthcare market, driven by a number of converging technologies, is
… READ MOREThe health care sector is facing a far-reaching and unpredictable revolution. Smartphones are capable of replacing many devices that have become standard in medical practices and some apps will soon be able to provide diagnoses as
… READ MOREA Stanford inquiry into the accuracy of seven wristband activity monitors showed that six out of seven devices measured heart rate within 5 percent. None, however, measured energy expenditure well. Study participants wore the fitness
… READ MOREDoctors provided strategic treatment after the man suffered a seizure. A 42-year-old man presented to the emergency department (ED) with newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation of unknown duration. Interrogation of the patient’s
… READ MOREAlivecor this week introduced an Apple Watch EKG band, Kardia, that will let users obtain a single-lead EKG just by touching the Watch band. Satish Misra MD, iMedical Apps March 17, 2016 AliveCor is best known for its smartphone EKG
… READ MORESeverely disabled people these days are often completely dependent on their caretakers to do even the simplest tasks. But thanks to a team of researchers from the Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne, EPFL, in Switzerland, even
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