Collaboration with University of Leicester recognised for “Outstanding Contribution to Innovation an |
Friday, 25 November 2011 |
Overnight in the UK the University of Leicester in collaboration with Healthstats International beat 6 short listed finalist universities and amongst thousands of submissions and contenders from Reading, Durham, Salford and Sussex to be awarded the prize for outstanding contribution to innovation and technology by Times Higher Education (“THE”) for "revolutionizing the way blood pressure is measured for the first time in more than a century"!
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Blood Pressure Monitoring Watch Tested in Singapore |
Thursday, 07 July 2011 |
MedGadget - We’ve previously reported on a novel blood pressure measurement technology by Singapore-based HealthSTATS International. In short, they’re using microscopic arterial pulse waves from the radial artery to monitor a patient’s blood pressure at the wrist.
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A Wristwatch that Monitors Blood Pressure |
Tuesday, 05 July 2011 |
Technology Review (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) - Although high blood pressure can be monitored, and treated effectively, with a number of drugs, a quarter of the people with the condition don't even know they have it, according to the American Heart Association. Of those who know they have high blood pressure, only two-thirds get treatment, and fewer than half have it under control.
Now a new wireless monitor from Hewlett-Packard and a Singapore company called Healthstats aims to make it much easier for patients and doctors to monitor blood pressure.
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Medical Innovations Briefing: Changing the Way We Measure Blood Pressure |
Tuesday, 10 May 2011 |
The Royal Society of Medicine - Professor Williams talks about a new 'wrist watch' sensor which will revolutionise checks on blood pressure. The device works by calculating pressure in the aorta, the largest artery in the body, which is known to give a different reading from pressure in the arm. The device has been designed by scientists at the University of Leicester and in Singapore. The research was funded by the National Institute for Health Research and Department of Health.

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Blood pressure testing to be made more accurate |
Tuesday, 10 May 2011 |
guardian.co.uk -The health watchdog is planning a major overhaul of how blood pressure is monitored and treated on the NHS.
Under draft guidelines, which are open to consultation, the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (Nice) proposes changes that could see a cut in the number of people under 40 diagnosed with high blood pressure – thanks to more accurate testing.

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Device 'could revolutionise blood pressure monitoring' |
Tuesday, 10 May 2011 |
BBC Online - A device which can be worn like a watch could revolutionise the way blood pressure is monitored in the next few years, scientists say.
Researchers at the University of Leicester and in Singapore have developed a device to measure pressure in the largest artery in the body.

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A Singapore way to watch your blood pressure |
Monday, 28 February 2011 |
The Straits Times - A HOME-GROWN wristwatch that records blood pressure and heart rate changes has been proven to stop a ticking time bomb in its track.

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Professor Bryan Williams featured on Circulation of Journal of American Heart Association |
Monday, 01 November 2010 |
Circulation, AHA - Professor Bryan Williams featured on the recent Circulation of Journal of American Heart Association, talks about his life's work in the medical field as well as his encounter and collaborations with Dr Ting of HealthSTATS.

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A made-in-singapore revolution |
Thursday, 05 March 2009 |
TODAY - ONE is a British hypertension expert behind a groundbreaking study. The other is a Singapore general practitioner with an inventive streak.
Three years ago, fate brought them together at an Innovators Forum held here — and set them on a course to which could soon revolutionise the century-old method of reading blood pressure at doctors’ clinics all over the world.
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Better way to take blood pressure |
Thursday, 05 March 2009 |
The Straits Times - Officially launched yesterday, the A-PULSE CASP has been validated in 3 clinical studies.

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New software to measure blood pressure more accurately |
Thursday, 05 March 2009 |
938Live - A new software has been developed, that is said to measure blood pressure more accurately. Developed by HealthSTATS International, the software is hooked up to a watch-like device to measure blood pressure at the root of the aorta, the largest artery in the body.

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