Smartphone apps in development will help diagnose and manage diseases—including cough causes, sleep apnea and bipolar disorder

Celebrities and professional athletes are among the few Americans with doctors and other health care workers at their beck and call. The rest of us typically are left to our own devices perhaps more often than is healthy: common ailments can go undiagnosed, chronic conditions can run amok and serious illnesses can be mistaken for common colds. But “our own devices” has gained new meaning in recent years. Medical researchers are tapping into sensors in the smartphones we carry with us just about everywhere. A forthcoming wave of apps will help diagnose conditions, spot trouble from afar, and provide a window into our day-to-day condition and health stats so we can get care when we need it most. continua a leggere

Articolo di Corinne Iozzio su Scientific American