By Rachel Metz, Technology Review
A device that can accurately track vital signs would make it easier to detect and treat illnesses and make doctor visits less necessary. Point and scan: A non-working model of Scanadu’s Scout, expected to go on sale by the end of next year for about $150, can scan for a number of vital signs, including temperature and heart rate. For most of us, checking our health or diagnosing an illness means a trip to the doctor’s office. For Walter De Brouwer, it involves holding a little square up to his temple or spitting onto the edge of a blue plastic square, snapping a photo with his iPhone, and then reading his diagnosis on the small, glowing screen.
http://www.technologyreview.com/news/507886/a-gadget-that-makes-you-the-doctor/
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