Popular blood pressure app misses the mark

Thursday, March 3, 2016 - 04:10 in Health & Medicine

A popular smartphone app purported to accurately measure blood pressure simply by placing a cellphone on the chest with a finger over the built-in camera lens misses high blood pressure in eight out of 10 patients, potentially putting users' health at risk, according to new research.

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