By Katie Palmer June 30, 2021 ADOBE In the last year, Jai Smith has cycled through 13 primary care doctors. Ever since being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in 1995, she’s tried her best to manage a disease that has devastated her family: Her grandmother and four uncles died from its complications. But she’s struggled to...
It’s not clear when the app will be available for US users By Nicole Wetsman Updated Aug 5, 2020, 2:45pm EDT The Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 includes a heart-monitoring electrocardiogram (EKG or ECG) app, which has been cleared by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). It’s the second smartwatch in the US with this...
The high-intensity interval training helps achieve critical health outcomes HIGH-INTENSITY INTERVAL TRAINING PROVIDES THE SAME HEALTH BENEFITS AS AEROBIC EXERCISE, BUT CAN TAKE LESS TIME TO PROVIDE THOSE BENEFITS, ACCORDING TO NEW RESEARCH. view more CREDIT: PHOTO COURTESY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF KINESIOLOGY/UGA Incorporating high-intensity interval training, or HIIT, into exercise programs for individuals with...
For decades, poor medication adherence has been recognized as a significant and persistent problem in the healthcare system. Since a report published in 2000 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, numerous studies have shown that up to 50% of patients exhibit varying degrees of non-adherence and non-persistence. Poor adherence and persistence contribute...
by Goethe University Frankfurt am Main Speaking requires both sides of the brain. Each hemisphere takes over a part of the complex task of forming sounds, modulating the voice and monitoring what has been said. However, the distribution of tasks is different than has been thought up to now, as an interdisciplinary team of neuroscientists...
Study suggests the benefits of a more personalized therapy typically outweigh the risks of delaying treatment to await test results AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HEMATOLOGY PRINT E-MAIL New tailored therapies offer exciting prospects for treating acute myeloid leukemia (AML), but taking advantage of them may require waiting a week or more for genetic testing before starting...
A more comfortable and reliable blood-sugar monitoring system is being designed by researchers in Sweden for people with diabetes. After successfully testing a prototype of a microneedle patch on a human subject, the completion of a system for clinical tests is now underway. Continuous monitoring is a way to safely and reliably lower blood glucose – giving the user...
The Fitbit Ionic starts shipping in October Launched late last month, Fitbit’s Ionic is the company’s attempt at claiming some territory from smartwatch heavyweights like Apple and Garmin. Now the feature-packed wearable is set to gain a handy new piece of functionality, with the ability to display glucose levels on the user’s wrist. Glucose monitoring has long shaped as a...
