by Bruce Brown | November 1, 2021 | Medical
Eko Devices continues to upgrade its cardiopulmonary digital health technology. We first wrote about Eko in 2018 when the Oakland, California-based company collaborated with the Mayo Clinic to develop a tool for physician’s use in screening for low ejection...
by Bruce Brown | October 8, 2019 | Health
Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology recently published a report in IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering that demonstrated proof-of-concept of an early-stage home heart health monitoring technology embodied in a bathroom scale. The Georgia Tech...
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by Bruce Brown | June 6, 2018 | General News, Health
It can be difficult to accept some of the claims as fitness and activity trackers morph into multifunction biometric-tracking smartwatches that promise to be all things to all users. While the smartwatches intrigue potential buyers, their doctors may not be interested...
by Bruce Brown | May 15, 2018 | General News, Medical
If you’ve ever had an electrocardiogram, you may have experienced the gel electrodes placed on various parts of your chest coming loose or getting pulled off. If it’s necessary to get another reading during the same doctor’s office or emergency room...
by Kimberly Houston | January 17, 2018 | General News, Medical
Nearly all fitness trackers and smart watches track heart rate, with serious athletes and weekend warriors alike using them to train. Turns out, there’s much more some wearable devices can do when it comes to heart health, including saving lives. Atrial fibrillation...
