By Dr. Liji Thomas, MD A major UK study shows that commonly used home pulse oximeters can overestimate oxygen levels in people with darker skin, increasing the risk of undetected hypoxemia and raising ...

A1C, LDL, HDL… the number of medical abbreviations you might see on your patient portal is enough to make you think your doctor speaks an entirely different language. Two such acronyms you may be less ...

A study published in the American Journal of Human Biology suggests that Western medical standards for male testosterone might not reflect the natural variation found in different environments.

Respiratory rate, another metric in the Apple Watch vitals app, shows how many breaths you take per minute. This typically ...

Background Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the leading congenital cause of death in newborns worldwide. Approximately ...

A 4-year-old female is brought by her father to the emergency department after experiencing 3 days of worsening sore throat and a fever as high as 103.1° F. She has constant generalized abdominal pain ...

From detecting heart rhythm problems, to tracking breathing changes Apple devices are among the market leaders in the health ...

Congenital heart defects can be life-threatening which is why some newborns require heart surgeries within a days of birth Let us know more from a doctor ...

The U.S. Department of State has officially upgraded its travel advisory for the idyllic island of Grenada, moving the popular Caribbean destination from Level 1 to Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution ...

Anil Oza is a general assignment reporter at STAT focused on the NIH and health equity. You can reach him on Signal at aniloza.16. Rather than provide clarity on how to reduce racial bias in pulse ...