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A man who survived a sudden cardiac arrest has thanked the paramedic who saved his life. Simon Thompson had been experiencing pain and discomfort in his chest and forearms for several weeks before ...

With this multipurpose health testing device, you can measure your body temperature and blood oxygen saturation, take an ECG, and listen to your heart and lungs with a pair of headphones.

In an observational study that began enrollment last month, researchers will determine if continuous, remote lung sound ...

SEATTLE — A Puget Sound asbestos removal contractor is facing more than $200,000 in fines after Washington state workplace safety officials said the company knowingly exposed workers to extremely ...

In an age defined by constant notifications, noise and mental overstimulation, the idea that a single sound could calm the mind may seem almost too simple. Yet for thousands of years, the syllable Om ...

Yawning can impact the flow of cerebrospinal fluid and venous blood flow, suggesting a regulation of neurofluids and increase ...

Q: My sister went to the emergency room because she thought she was having a heart attack, but she ended up being diagnosed with costochondritis. What is that? A: Costochondritis refers to ...

A growing body of research suggests that everything from the shape of your lungs to how you enunciate your Ts and Ks could ...

S1 and S2 are the normal heart sounds you hear when the heart valves close. Heart murmurs are extra sounds that can be heard during systole, diastole, or as a continuous sound. S3 and S4 are abnormal ...

White lung pneumonia is not a real disease, but it shows how lungs look different on a scan. Many types of pneumonia make the lungs look whiter on X-rays and CT scans because of fluid or pus. "White ...