Even athletes who appear to be in excellent physical condition can have coronary artery disease, the leading cause of sudden cardiac death in adults over 35. While such events are rare in healthy ...

If taking your dog out for a walk or getting up the stairs feels harder than normal, your doctor may order something called a stress test. And the process is a bit different than you might expect. A ...

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The trickle-down of features from Fitbit’s higher-end wearables to its everyday fitness trackers continues with the Charge 5. This new edition of the device is packing both ECG and EDA sensors, both ...

Increased breathlessness was most strongly associated with obesity (aOR, 7.6), stress (aOR, 6.7), heart failure (aOR, 6.1), and chronic bronchitis (aOR, 4.2). Breathlessness in middle-aged adults is ...

Fitbit has announced its new $179.95 Charge 5 fitness tracker, which sports a thinner design, a new color touchscreen, and the ability to take electrocardiogram measurements. Compared to the Charge 4, ...

Before a stress test, you’ll need to avoid food, drink, tobacco, and caffeine for a time. You may also have to stop taking some medications. Your doctor will provide information specific to you, but ...

Fitness band market share is undoubtedly contracting, thanks in no small part to the massive popularity of smartwatches. But 13.1 million overall shipments in Q1 2021 is nothing to sneeze at. People ...