On Science Friday radio they talked about how smartphone
apps and add-ons can now be used to provide medical attention to you without
having to go to the doctor.
Dr. Eric
Topol a Cardiologist who wrote a book called
The Creative Destruction of Medicine. During the radio call
Dr. Topol talked about many apps that could be use to perform things like ultrasounds,
electrocardiograms, and test of the blood pressure.
Also Dr. Topol talked about how certain apps
along with the add ons could monitor things going on with your body. Dr. Tropol
talked about an app that he felt was his favorite app that monitors when
someone has heart rhythm problem. The two apps are called
Alive Core and
EGC Check
that are available on both iPhone and Android phones.
Another app that was mentioned was an app
that help measures the blood pressure called
iHealth and
Withings. You
still have to buy add ons that will allow you to be able to check your blood
pressure from your iPhone. Also there are many apps that measure your sleeping patterns.
The only problem with that is that the app is not as accurate because it doesn’t
actually measure the brainwaves. It focuses more on how much movement is going
on while you are sleep.
People were
calling in the radio wondering if they could use these apps instead of going to
the doctor. In some cases people could get away with not going to the doctor
but the doctors office will always be the best bet. These apps will be used a
lot in the future. The way technology is growing this doesn’t surprise me at
all. Dr. Topol talked about how he would like to see an app that predicts heart
attacks. Think about how many lives would be save from the app that predicted
that a heart attack was about to occur. These apps are wonderful technology
that will help people and save many lives in the future.
On Science Friday radio they talked about how smartphone
apps and add-ons can now be used to provide medical attention to you without
having to go to the doctor. Dr. Eric
Topol a Cardiologist who wrote a book called The Creative Destruction of Medicine. During the radio call
Dr. Topol talked about many apps that could be use to perform things like ultrasounds,
electrocardiograms, and test of the blood pressure. Also Dr. Topol talked about how certain apps
along with the add ons could monitor things going on with your body. Dr. Tropol
talked about an app that he felt was his favorite app that monitors when
someone has heart rhythm problem. The two apps are called Alive Core and EGC Check
that are available on both iPhone and Android phones. Another app that was mentioned was an app
that help measures the blood pressure called iHealth and Withings. You
still have to buy add ons that will allow you to be able to check your blood
pressure from your iPhone. Also there are many apps that measure your sleeping patterns.
The only problem with that is that the app is not as accurate because it doesn’t
actually measure the brainwaves. It focuses more on how much movement is going
on while you are sleep. People were
calling in the radio wondering if they could use these apps instead of going to
the doctor. In some cases people could get away with not going to the doctor
but the doctors office will always be the best bet. These apps will be used a
lot in the future. The way technology is growing this doesn’t surprise me at
all. Dr. Topol talked about how he would like to see an app that predicts heart
attacks. Think about how many lives would be save from the app that predicted
that a heart attack was about to occur. These apps are wonderful technology
that will help people and save many lives in the future. 
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