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Digital tools, medical technology and the evidence behind their use in care.

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Apple Watch ECG, rhythm alerts and AF History: what differs?

A short electrical recording, occasional background checks and a weekly estimate serve different purposes. Compare the inputs, outputs and intended users of three rhythm features.

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Can a tinnitus app reduce distress without silencing the sound?

Tinnitus apps deliver different kinds of support. A Japanese trial, a broader review and NICE guidance explain why less distress is a different outcome from eliminating the sound.

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Your Apple Watch flagged possible sleep apnoea: what does that mean?

The alert looks for repeated breathing-disturbance patterns over a month. Its observation window, intended users and report explain what it can contribute to a separate clinical assessment.

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Why a genetic test needs a care pathway around it

A Queensland audit of childhood immune-disorder testing links service organisation with changes in testing practice. Counselling, laboratory coordination and follow-up belong beside the sequencing result.

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Home menopause tests: what an FSH result can tell you

A urine strip can detect a hormone without diagnosing menopause. Here is why symptoms, timing and the kind of test change what a result means.

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Gut microbiome tests: what can the report actually tell you?

A list of microbes, a comparative score and a useful clinical decision require different evidence. Testing research explains the gaps between them.