Numerous companies have developed wearable devices in recent years to help people lose weight and improve their health. A new study, though, found that a simple behavioral weight loss intervention was a better option.

A new Android app and wearable device made in Finland can measure heart rate and variability, a duo that can detect an irregular heartbeat or stress.

Among adults with a normal thyroid function, higher free thyroxine (FT4) levels were associated with a 2.5-fold increased risk of sudden cardiac death, according to a prospective, population-based cohort study. The association was independent of cardiovascular risk factors such as high cholesterol and high blood pressure.

Sleep disorders such as obstructive sleep apnea and insomnia are associated with adverse cardiometabolic risk profiles and outcomes, according to an American Heart Association (AHA) scientific statement.

The FDA granted EBR Systems an investigational device exemption to begin a clinical trial to evaluate the company’s wireless cardiac pacing system for patients with heart failure.

New research conducted by researchers at the National Institutes of Health reveals that women who reported feeling depressed during their first two trimesters of pregnancy were twice as likely to develop gestational diabetes.

Robert Ostfeld, MD, a cardiologist, recommends his patients at Montefiore Health System in the Bronx, New York, adopt a whole food, plant-based diet, U.S. News & World Report reports.

The American Heart Association (AHA) is seeking comments from the public through Nov. 16 regarding recommendations the organization made on telephone cardiopulmonary resuscitation (T-CPR) for people who suffer an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. T-CPR is also known as dispatcher-assisted CPR.