What is ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation)? ECMO is a form of life support for people with life-threatening illness or injury that affects the function of their heart or lungs. ECMO keeps ...

Over seven million Americans are living with Alzheimer's disease (AD), and the heartbreaking day-to-day battle with the effects of cognitive decline. According to the Alzheimer's Association, the ...

Jeffrey Carson spent more than a decade persuading hospitals that fewer, resource-saving blood transfusions work just as well ...

Goose-beaked whales hold the record for the deepest dive of any mammal. Researchers want to learn their secrets to develop ...

An aggressive blood pressure target of under 120 mm Hg can significantly reduce heart disease risk, researchers found.

Rather than the Apple Watch itself displaying blood oxygen readings, data now appears on the iPhone paired with the watch. After updating to iOS 18.6.1 and watchOS 11.6.1, the watch’s oxygen sensor ...

A low-oxygen environment — similar to the thin air found at Mount Everest base camp — can protect the brain and restore ...

The smartwatch's Blood Oxygen app lets you measure the oxygen level of your blood on-demand. It's been MIA for more than a ...

Biz shifts data to iPhone in patent workaround Apple will deliver a software update for recent US Apple Watch models to ...

The company said it would issue a software update to restart the technology, which was caught up in a patent dispute.

Background Pulse oximeters are a standard non-invasive tool to measure blood oxygen levels, and are used in multiple healthcare settings. It is important to understand the factors affecting their ...

Quantitative measurement of cerebrovascular reactivity by blood oxygen level-dependent MR imaging in patients with intracranial stenosis: preoperative cerebrovascular reactivity predicts the effect of ...