Tag: Stroke
Apple Heart Study Shows Wearable Technology Can Help Detect Atrial Fibrillation
A study from the Stanford University School of Medicine and Apple has shown that wearable technology can safely detect irregular heartbeats, known as Atrial...
Bristol-Myers Squibb-Pfizer Alliance and Fitbit Collaborate on AFib Diagnosis
Wearable device maker Fitbit and pharmaceutical giants Bristol-Myers Squibb and Pfizer have signed a multiyear partnership to speed up the detection and diagnosis of...
Alphabet and iRhythm Partner Up to Develop Health Management Solutions for Atrial Fibrillation Patients
Wearable heart monitor company iRhythm is collaborating with Alphabet’s health company Verily on unspecified new technology that will monitor people at risk for atrial...
Boston Scientific Receives CE Mark for Next Generation WATCHMAN FLX Stroke-Preventing Device
Patients with Atrial Fibrillation (Afib) are
five times more likely to suffer a stroke than someone with a normal heart
rhythm. In people with non-valvular Afib,...
Medtronic’s Flex Embolization Device Receives FDA Approval for Brain Aneurysms
Medtronic received FDA approval for its Pipeline Flex embolization device to be used on patients with small or medium, wide-necked brain aneurysms in the...
Korean Researchers Develop Soft Wearable Robot that Enables Disabled Person to Grasp Objects
Researchers at the Seoul National University (SNU) and KAIST developed a soft wearable hand robot that can help the disabled people use their hands...