Congestive heart failure (CHF) is a condition that affects over five million Americans. For people over the age of 65, it is the most common diagnosis when they are hospitalized. One in nine deaths ...

Mario Aguilar covers technology in health care, including artificial intelligence, virtual reality, wearable devices, telehealth, and digital therapeutics. His stories explore how tech is changing the ...

Smartwatch screening detects atrial fibrillation earlier and more often, offering a scalable strategy to improve stroke prevention and clinical care globally.

Participants aged 65 years and older with elevated stroke risk were recruited and randomly assigned to 180 days of monitoring. HealthDay News — Six-month smartwatch-based atrial fibrillation (AF) ...

Smart watches and devices are making more people aware of their irregular heartbeats. In fact, in some cases, they are leading to a common condition being diagnosed sooner: Atrial Fibrillation, ...

If a smartwatch could tell if you need to take medication, would you wear it? Researchers at Pittsburgh’s Allegheny General Hospital (AGH) are investigating that possibility with the help of ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A southeast Georgia woman said her Apple Watch may have saved her life not once, but twice. Angela McLean was alerted by the watch that her heartbeat was irregular just after she ...

Screening improves detection of new-onset atrial fibrillation among patients at elevated stroke risk. (HealthDay News) — Six-month smartwatch-based atrial fibrillation (AF) screening improves ...

(RTTNews) - New peer-reviewed research showed that the Apple Watch may be much more effective at detecting atrial fibrillation (AFib) than traditional methods, as the smartwatch monitoring found many ...