Apple is introducing new health features to its Apple Watch next year, according to a report from Bloomberg. The watch will support a new system for detecting sleep apnea and a blood pressure sensor. Apple is also working on a health coaching service and new health features for its AirPods and upcoming mixed reality headset. […]
In the United States and in many parts of the world, a strep throat infection can be treated early with penicillin and poses minimal health threats. However, for people living in areas with limited access to health care, an untreated infection can introduce serious health consequences. This includes developing into rheumatic heart disease, a potentially fatal condition. In […]
Suspicions were already there, but officially, Morocco was still free of ToBRFV. An update from EPPO has now changed that. The European plant health authority is adopting a notification from Morocco’s plant health colleagues. It states that in October 2021, Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus was found for the first time. After the first official […]
Cardiovascular-related deaths due to extreme heat could more than double by the middle of the century in the United States, according to findings of a study published in Circulation.1,2 Furthermore, without reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, it could even triple, investigators said. lamyai – stock.adobe.com “Climate change and its many manifestations will play an increasingly […]
“For example, at Queen Mary Hospital, the number of cases has risen by 10 to 15 per cent in these two weeks. “In every 10 Covid-19 patients, around one to two of them had to be admitted to intensive care units. I believe that in the coming weeks, these severe cases will be more common.” […]
Inside Huawei’s ‘European-inspired’ HQ. It opened a few years ago, but this post by a travel vlogger put the “mini Europe” project back on my radar. Housing the Huawei R&D department (which is probably where it designs new chips) and reportedly costing over $1.5 billion to build, it has replicas of 12 European cities, including […]
An Apple Watch showing a blood oxygen reading. A new report says that after a decade working on health features like blood pressure monitoring, Apple will be ready to add it to 2024’s Apple Watch Series 10. An Apple Watch blood pressure sensor has been rumored for years, but according to Bloomberg, it’s also one […]
Donor Gabriel Delabays pledged he would become a regular at the transfusion centre. Epalinges, Switzerland: Gabriel Delabays sat calmly, his feet elevated on a reclining chair, as a nurse drew blood from his left arm at a Swiss transfusion centre today, the first day gay men in the country could give blood without extra restrictions. […]
The tests aim to to identify individuals at risk of coronary heart disease. Credit: sanjeri via Getty Images. Cardio Diagnostics Holdings has received a contract from healthcare performance improvement company Vizient for access to AI-driven heart disease tests. Under the contract, Vizient’s customer base, which includes a significant portion of hospitals and academic medical centres […]
Summary Gay men now subject to same rules as heterosexuals Rights groups say reform is long-awaited breakthrough Blood donor describes ‘long battle’ towards reform EPALINGES, Switzerland, Nov 1 (Reuters) – Gabriel Delabays sat calmly, his feet elevated on a reclining chair, as a nurse drew blood from his left arm at a Swiss transfusion centre […]