People with heart failure often need a test called right heart catheterization, where a tube is inserted into the heart to ...

Lynnette Elser put down permanent roots in the hilltop village of Latronico after witnessing its health benefits ...

Doctors may soon be able to tell just how sick a heart failure patient really is by using a routine MRI scan, thanks to new ...

Pulse oximeters use light to measure how much oxygen is in a person’s blood. For most people, a normal pulse oximeter reading is between 95% and 100%, researchers said in background notes. Readings ...

Fingertip monitors known as pulse oximeters that can be used at home to detect low blood oxygen levels (hypoxemia) give higher readings for patients with darker than lighter skin tones, finds the ...

Fingertip monitors known as pulse oximeters that can be used at home to detect low blood oxygen levels (hypoxaemia) give higher readings for patients with darker than lighter skin tones, finds the ...

Northwestern University researchers have developed the first device that can continuously track a fetus's vital signs while ...

Experts say two new guidances — issued without the usual public comment period — leave questions about how patients will ...

From battery frustration to missing features, everyday annoyances can quietly add up and signal that your Apple Watch is due ...

A hair-like robotic probe developed by Northwestern University researchers is the first device to safely monitor a fetus' ...

Scientists hope their findings will potentially spare tens of thousands of future heart patients from undergoing a procedure.

A new artificial lung system might keep people without lungs alive for weeks. Like real lungs, tubes and pumps oxygenate ...