Nearly 200 million people around the globe have coronary heart disease, which accounts for about one in every six deaths, according to the British Heart Foundation. That's why the recent and rapid ...

A new, more comfortable wearable electrocardiogram (ECG) device could be on its way. Researchers from Australia and India have created a compact, lightweight, gel-free hexagonal-shaped ECG patch that ...

Smartwatches and wearable heart monitors can help detect issues such as irregular heart rhythms. But they also have limits and do not replace a diagnosis.

A new compact, lightweight, gel-free and waterproof electrocardiogram (ECG) sensor offers more comfort and less skin irritation, compared to similar heart monitoring devices on the market. ECGs help ...

Nearly 200 million people around the globe have coronary heart disease, which accounts for about one in every six deaths, according to the British Heart Foundation. That's why the recent and rapid ...

An artist's impression of the RMIT ECG device, showing the various layers including a dressing, Bluetooth module and dry electrodes. A new compact, lightweight, gel-free and waterproof ...

Mountain View, California-based iHealth Lab, a subsidiary of Chinese medical device company Andon Health, showed off three new smartphone-enabled, wearable health devices at CES in Las Vegas this week ...

Sudden cardiac events (SCEs) are the leading cause of line-of-duty deaths (LODDs) among firefighters in the United States, so it is obvious why there is such an appeal for electrocardiogram (ECG) ...

Wearable health devices may soon operate under looser regulatory oversight following new guidance from the FDA ...

China is projected to generate the most yearly greenhouse gas emissions from wearable healthcare electronics in 2050, ...

Wearable health devices promise better monitoring and preventive care, but a new study shows their rapid growth could quietly ...