Diagnostic Tools Blogs

A new smartphone app functions as an ECG machine, remotely transmitting a live ECG—or even an echocardiogram slice—to a medical care provider, fast-tracking treatment. But this technology can have serious downsides.

New smartphone apps help to track vital signs, such as your heart rate and blood pressure readings. Here’s my take on them and the dangers of Wi-Fi exposure from cellular phones.

Many doctors, including cardiologists, look at all the wrong numbers when it comes to cholesterol. If your cholesterol is over 220 mg/dl they get worried—if it’s over 300 mg/dl they panic. Then, they put you on statin drugs. Here's what your doctor should be measuring...