High blood pressure has become one of the most pressing health challenges worldwide, affecting well over a billion people. Yet only about one in five individuals manages the condition effectively, a ...

A wearable patch the size of a postage stamp that can monitor blood pressure continuously could soon help people manage their hypertension. Researchers at the University of California, San Diego, who ...

MIT engineers have developed a flexible drug-delivery patch that can be placed on the heart after a heart attack to help ...

Nobody likes having blood samples taken, which is why it's always good to hear about possible alternatives. One of the latest takes the form of a self-powered skin patch that painlessly gathers ...

Almost half of all men and women in the U.S. have high blood pressure, yet many don’t even know it. The best way to find out is to have it checked. But the old-fashioned way of putting your arm into a ...

Researchers have developed a self-powered microneedle patch to monitor a range of health biomarkers without drawing blood or relying on batteries or external devices. In proof-of-concept testing with ...

A wearable ultrasound patch could soon be saving lives, by monitoring the blood flow in hospital patients' brains. The device is only about the size of a postage stamp plus it works continuously, ...

MIAMI, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) – Almost half of all men and women in the U.S. have high blood pressure, yet many don’t even know it. The best way to find out is to have it checked. But maybe the ...