Seven “medical totems” have been brought to the remote town of Jordão, Acre, in the Brazilian Amazon. They can be translated into the local Indigenous language, enabling virtual appointments in a ...

Issaquah, Wash.-based Spacelabs Healthcare has announced the release of its Ultraview DM3 dual-mode vital signs monitor, which recently received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug ...

A soft, self-charging material being developed by a team at the University of Missouri may soon be used in clothing that monitors an individual's vital signs. And it's machine-washable. Zheng Yan, ...

Several apps leverage the camera on your smartphone to measure your heart rate. One such method involves using the front-facing camera to detect subtle changes in skin color, which correlate with ...