Dartmouth researchers have developed a cell phone-based tool that monitors tissue health by using a naturally occurring ...

A novel pilot program led by community health workers, tying in virtual health interventions, improved BP control in more than half of participants living in Indianapolis anchor communities, ...

What you need to know: The 2019 guidelines from the World Health Organisation require diagnostic tests to be conducted by trained and supervised personnel to ensure accurate results. Last month, the ...

If you get a high reading at the doctor's office, it may not be definitive. Here's what to know about your risk — and testing ...

Although it may be preventable, more Americans are dying from heart disease than ever before. Now, cardiologists are reconsidering how to reverse the trend.

Stepping on the scale daily can be invigorating and character building at the same time. I try to get on the scale every day (usually before breakfast) to gauge my weight loss journey. Some days are ...

Laboratory reference ranges reflect methods, populations, and policies, and experienced clinicians interpret them in context rather than applying fixed cutoffs theoretically.

Objective: To obtain the derived parameter left atrial stiffness index (LASI) using two-dimensional speckle tracking imaging (2D-STI) and evaluate the diagnostic value o ...

Doctor's offices have you sit quietly for as long as 5 minutes before they take your BP. How does that reflect "real life" readings?

The study included 17 sea-level residents visiting the University of California’s White Mountain Research Station, located in Inyo County at 12,740 feet. Volunteers spent varying amounts of time at ...

Measures blood pressure without clamping your wrist. Long battery life. Waterproof. Can measure your blood pressure while you're sleeping! But there’s a reason why blood pressure is one of the first ...