Accurate patient monitoring is not an optional extra in general practice. It is a fundamental part of the clinical encounter, ...

Editors’ Note: On December 17, 2020, the New England Journal of Medicine published a research letter, “Racial Bias in Pulse Oximetry Measurement,” prompted by this essay. Read the medical study here ...

Pulmonary embolism accounts for 10–15% of all paediatric venous thromboembolism (VTE) events, with an annual incidence of 0·14–0·9 per 100 000 children.1,2 Although rare, pulmonary embolism is a ...

That’s where pulse oximeters come in. These small devices measure your heart rate and SpO₂. They give you another way to understand how your body responds during exercise and recovery. Also, they may ...

Explore my Withings Body Scan review after a month of testing. Discover who actually benefits most—and who should buy a ...

New research using smartwatches shows that older adults can accurately assess how well they are thinking in the moment. The ...

A simple bedside eye test may help predict recovery of consciousness in patients with severe brain injuries, according to new research presented at the European Academy of Neurology (EAN) Congress ...

In this multicentre, prospective, observational, diagnostic accuracy study of children with suspected pulmonary embolism in ...

Cardiogenic shock is a high-acuity, potentially complex, and hemodynamically diverse state of end-organ hypoperfusion that is frequently associated with multisystem organ failure. Despite improving ...