Engineers and physicians have developed a hand-held, battery-powered device that quickly picks up vital signs from a patient's lips and fingertip. Engineers and physicians at the Johns Hopkins ...

Although physiologic vital signs tell healthcare providers a great deal about their patients’ health status, providers need, but don’t have ready access to, information about their patients’ ...

Automated analysis of the vital signs commonly monitored in patients being transported to trauma centers could significantly improve the ability to diagnose those with life-threatening bleeding before ...

A new system developed by the Toumaz Group may hold the key to improving the level of life-saving attention received by patients, providing two-minute updates on their vital signs 24 hours a day with ...

Researchers from MIT and Brigham and Women’s Hospital hope to reduce the risk to healthcare workers posed by COVID-19 by using robots to remotely measure patients’ vital signs. (Courtesy: the ...

A device driven by artificial intelligence that works to predict when a patient will deteriorate could provide a more accurate picture than traditional vital signs, a new study suggests. The ...

Photo courtesy of UT Southwestern Medical Center: From left to right, Oanh Nguyen, M.D., Anil Makam, M.D., Ethan A. Halm, M.D., of UT Southwestern's Center for Patient-Centered Outcomes Research.