Key points from article :
Soon phones will allow you to gauge your vitals & monitor ongoing treatments.
Some parameters can be sensed by already built in sensors, some will be possible in the near future.
Fitness app can track your physical activity and sleep for a healthy lifestyle.
Images of inner eyelid can determine blood haemoglobin content and related disorders.
Some old phones and apps featured pulse oximetry sensors that allowed SpO2 measurement but accuracy is questionable.
Future phones may record temperature with a simple tap on the forehead.
Can help diagnose rare genetic conditions like Mabry syndrome and Kabuki syndrome,.
Apps can help differentiate a simple mole from a cancerous condition like melanoma.
Subtle cues from a patient’s voice can detect conditions like Alzheimer’s.
Low- and middle-income ones will largely benefit from a Swiss knife of digital health.
Having access to accurate and vital parameters measurements will be a real game-changer.
