From eye cancer to HIV and Parkinson's – meet the companies developing smartphone apps set to improve medical diagnostics Smartphones have already transformed the way we socialise, work, organise our lives and exercise. Now they are changing the way doctors diagnose and treat disease.
Around the world, a string of start-ups are harnessing the computing power of the smartphone to put expert medical diagnostic tools and advice in people’s pockets – and relieve the burden on health services. The combination of specialist apps and the computing power packed into a smartphone can deliver a powerful punch.
As technology is set to make up a greater share of global healthcare spending, which is set to rocket to $10.1tn by 2022 according to a report from Deloitte last year, the potential to transform treatment is greater than ever. Consultants are using a hand-held device called Butterfly iQ, that turns a smartphone into an ultrasound machine, helping slash costs and waiting times. The Telegraph
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