Smart textiles and patches are coming in thick and fast, from wound-monitoring and healing bandages, to heartrate-measuring thread woven into fabric. The latest in this burgeoning field of medical ...

A team of researchers at the University of California San Diego has developed a new and improved wearable ultrasound patch for continuous and noninvasive blood pressure monitoring. Their work marks a ...

The market has left medical device stocks in the dust, but heart monitor maker iRhythm Technologies is proving an exception. As doctors and hospitals slap its Zio patch monitors on more patients, the ...

A new wearable developed by Melbourne University could help reduce stillbirths and offer expectant mothers a way to monitor unborn babies. The un-named device, which has been developed by Australian ...