A smart pill that can measure your breathing and heart rate from inside your gut could potentially diagnose sleep apnoea and even detect opioid overdoses. Sleep apnoea is defined as lapses in ...

Heart disease can sneak up on a person, something Dr. Jennifer Haythe sees as she treats patients dealing with the No. 1 killer of Americans. “You can have many risk factors for heart disease that is ...

Pills are not just for taking a vitamin or relieving pain anymore. Devices like the PillCam and the SmartPill can help doctors detect and monitor diseases in areas of the gastrointestinal tract that ...

Imperial researchers have embedded new low-cost sensors that monitor breathing, heart rate, and ammonia into t-shirts and face masks. Potential applications range from monitoring exercise, sleep, and ...

What Is Rate Control for Atrial Fibrillation? Rate control is not a cure for AFib, but a way of keeping your heart rate in check. It’s done with medications that keep your heart from beating too ...

You can develop shortness of breath if you have heart valve problems. This is because your heart valves help move blood through the four chambers of your heart and throughout your body. Your heart ...

A New York- and Helsinki-based health technology company is advancing noninvasive respiratory monitoring through a research-driven acoustic sensing method that measures breathing via chest vibrations ...

Heart disease is a term that refers to several types of cardiac conditions. Heart attacks are common and affect one person ...

It’s pretty well-known that chest pain is a possible sign of heart trouble—but it’s far from the only sign. Shortness of breath—which can feel like you’re exerting yourself more than you’re used to—is ...