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

PROMINENT blogger Tendai Ruben Mbofana has petitioned health authorities to institute an independent inquiry into the treatment and death of his mother at Gweru Provincial Hospital last year, alleging ...

Northwestern University researchers have developed the first device that can continuously track a fetus's vital signs while still in the uterus—a feat that previously had not been possible. The soft, ...

"Although absolute differences in readings were small, they can result in substantially higher rates of false negatives and ...

When my son was just under a year old, he was hospitalized for bronchiolitis, an infection of the lungs common in babies. He was so sick that he was sluggish and tearful and had ceased eating and ...

Higher retinal oxygen saturation (StO 2) is associated with worse visual field (VF) loss in patients with glaucoma, particularly in the superior hemifield, according to study results published in the ...

OxiWear, an ear-worn blood oxygen and heart rate monitor, received FDA approval designating the wearable technology as a medical device. By tracking oxygen saturation, OxiWear can detect hypoxemia — ...

Vital signs measure the body’s most essential functions. They include heart rate, body temperature, respiratory rate, blood pressure, and oxygen saturation. Healthcare professionals use vital signs to ...