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  Heart patients with pacemaker must be cautious of smartwatches, might worsen the heart health

  Technology | February 23, 2023 19:46 IST

  The main reason for the trouble and the concern is that the smartwatches have some rings or scales which emit electrical currents, which interfere with these lifesaving implantable heart devices. These smart wearables might cause malfunction to the heart devices which may result in dangerous outcome

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  A pacemaker for brain may treat most severe depression

  Health | October 07, 2021 11:45 IST

  The experimental therapy led by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco uses a magnet to download her brain activity and delivers bursts of electrical stimulation, The New York Times reported.

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  Indian-origin scientist develops leadless pacemaker

  May 10, 2014 19:44 IST

  New York: The world's first wireless pacemaker, developed by an Indian-origin scientist, has shown promising results after one year of human trials.  The device, resembling a tiny, metal silver tube and smaller than a triple-A

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  Tunda undergoes pacemaker implant surgery at AIIMS

  India | August 24, 2013 19:27 IST

  New Delhi: Lashker-e-Taiba (LeT) operative Abdul Karim Tunda, who is admitted at AIIMS here, today underwent a surgery to implant a pacemaker in his heart.  70-year-old Tunda, who was admitted to Safdarjung Hospital Thursday night