More wrist-based heart rate monitors are hitting the market, letting you gauge your fitness with a quick read of your pulse. But as Sharon Profis discovered after a visit to the doctor, these optical ...

Hong Kong-based startup PanopticAI has obtained regulatory approval in the United States for its contactless pulse rate measuring application. It received the US Food and Drug Administration's 510(k) ...

PanopticAI's tech turns smartphones and tablets into medical-grade vital sign monitors. This is a major milestone in the Hong Kong-based startup's mission to ensure accessible, scalable healthcare.

A pulse wave is a wave in which the blood flow – that originates from the heartbeat – is transmitted to the body. It is an important biosignal that indicates cardiovascular health. Analyzing the pulse ...

Alena is a professional writer, editor and manager with a lifelong passion for helping others live well. She is also a registered yoga teacher (RYT-200) and a functional medicine certified health ...

A team has developed a method that uses the camera on a person's smartphone or computer to take their pulse and breathing rate from a real-time video of their face. Telehealth has become a critical ...

A blood pressure monitor may be one of the most recognizable medical tools we have, but pulse oximeters are a close second for the most-used medical devices. Pulse oximeters, or pulse ox, measure the ...

A weak or absent pulse can signal a medical emergency, such as cardiogenic shock or cardiac arrest. Without prompt medical treatment, both conditions can result in death. A person may have a weak ...