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Detecting the first stages of heart failure could soon be as simple as placing a smartphone on a patient’s chest. That’s the conclusion of an ongoing study, which is aimed at developing an app for diagnosing the potentially lethal condition as early as… Continue reading App detects heart failure vibes via a smartphone’s existing sensors
Currently, if someone wants to see if they have type 2 diabetes, they have to travel to a clinic for blood tests and then wait for results. According to a recent study, however, a 10-second smartphone voice recording may soon deliver on-the-spot result… Continue reading 10-second voice test shown to detect type 2 diabetes
When Captain Kirk stepped out with a tricorder in hand in the very first episode of Star Trek in 1966, the data-sensing, -scanning and -analyzing gadget seemed to be a rather useful but very far-in-the-future piece of technology.Continue ReadingCategor… Continue reading All-in-one gadget sees the invisible to accurately spot problem wounds
While it’s very important for some people to monitor their blood pressure, individuals living in remote or impoverished regions may not have access to an arm-cuff-equipped clinic. A simple and inexpensive new device could help, as it works with the pat… Continue reading Ten-cent BPClip may soon let smartphones check blood pressure
Checking the hearing of newborns can be challenging, in that the infants can’t tell you which sounds they do or don’t hear. A new system offers an inexpensive solution to that problem, by utilizing a smartphone, earbuds and a simple microphone.Continue… Continue reading Low-cost system uses a smartphone and earbuds to check infants’ hearing
Your smartphone likely vibrates multiple times a day with various notifications – messages from friends, bank account payments, weather warnings. But in the future there may be another kind of notification coming from your smartphone, a message from an… Continue reading How a smartphone could predict your risk of dying within 5 years
Smartphones are beginning to have a real influence on the way we manage our day-to-day health, and one area they may have a significant impact is in monitoring our hearts. A new study has demonstrated that an app designed to turn smartphones into electronic stethoscopes can capture reliable, quality recordings of user heartbeats across the population, which doctors can then use to remotely monitor progression of heart conditions.
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Pharma giant Pfizer has shelled out nearly US$120 million to acquire a small Australian company claiming to have developed a smartphone app that can accurately diagnose COVID-19 by analyzing the sound of a cough.Continue ReadingCategory: Health & W… Continue reading Pfizer pays almost $120 million for app that detects COVID from a cough
Respiratory ailments such as COVID-19 hamper the body’s ability to draw oxygen from the lungs, which is why patients’ blood oxygen levels often need to be checked. New research now suggests that people could track those levels at home, using their smar… Continue reading Home-use smartphone app could let users check blood oxygen levels
An innovative new test developed by researchers at MIT promises to offer people the ability to quickly and easily measure their COVID-19 immunity. The test tracks levels of neutralizing antibodies in a drop of blood, helping a person evaluate their sus… Continue reading MIT develops rapid at-home test to measure COVID immunity