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Connected health technology company Withings announced it has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its Sleep Rx Mat, a noninvasive, contactless device designed to diagnose sleep apnea at home. Among the Sleep Rx Mat features, a pneumatic sensor measures respiratory rate, body movement and continuous heart rate, along with sleep cycles, duration and interruptions, while sound […]
The Sacramento woman’s donation to a Benicia man set off an organ swap that resulted in five more sick people getting new kidneys Thursday at a San Francisco hospital. Three transplants were planned for Thursday, and the remaining three Friday.