Wristband simplifies blood pressure measurement

Wednesday, June 12, 2013 - 17:03 in Health & Medicine

The consequences of high blood pressure are one of the most common causes of death worldwide. Despite this, according to the World Health Organization WHO, fewer than one in two of those affected measures their blood pressure regularly. The main reason for this is that regular measurements are costly or inconvenient. An innovative wrist sensor should now change that.

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