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Digital devices to keep tabs on your pet’s oxygen level, heart rate – ET HealthWorld

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Digital devices to keep tabs on your pet’s oxygen level, heart rate – ET HealthWorld

New Delhi: What happens when two dog-loving members of a family exchange notes on how to juggle high-pressure careers with pet parenting? A startup idea is born. That’s how Vani Aiyer teamed up with co-founder Vivek Srinivas (who is married to her cousin) and decided to quit her senior management role in Nissan India for … Read more

Covid-19: Pulse oximeters lower mortality after positive diagnosis, study finds

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Covid-19: Pulse oximeters lower mortality after positive diagnosis, study finds

Doctors suggest seeking medical advice if the reading dips below 94. (Pixabay via IE) New research from South Africa has found that using pulse oximeters to check oxygen saturation levels following a Covid-19 diagnosis saves lives. The researchers gave 8,115 high-risk patients, including the elderly and those with chronic illness, a pulse oximeter each to … Read more