heartbeat
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The 34-year-old described how, when a nurse broke the news that there was no heartbeat during a scan at six months, their "whole world stopped".
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
Gym rats can check their body composition of fat and muscle, people with heart issues can get their heartbeat captured, and mole owners can get their moles mapped to 0.1 mm.
From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026
They focused on recognizable sounds to cue caregivers to what’s happening with a patient—for example, using the familiar “lub-dub” of a heartbeat to indicate blood pressure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
The “All Night Long” singer-songwriter was hospitalized to receive treatment for an irregular heartbeat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
Under her fingertips, his heartbeat was slow and stuttering.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
Put tiny versions into cardiac patients to regulate heartbeats.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 4, 2026
Symptoms including dizziness or light-headedness, fainting, noticeable heartbeats, chest pain and shortness of breath.
From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2026
New research from Australia shows that people who are physically fit actually use fewer heartbeats each day, which may help them live longer.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2025
If left unchecked, dehydration can cause more serious complications, such as fainting and irregular heartbeats.
From Salon ● Jan. 21, 2025
In a few heartbeats, the gullies were suddenly filled with warriors.
From "In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse" by Joseph Marshall III
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