low-cost device to diagnose cancer

Massachusetts General Hospital researchers develop low-cost device to diagnose cancer

The D3 system consists of a small device that attaches to the smartphone's camera to convert it into a microscope which can analyze a sample of a few cells.
MouthLab

MouthLab takes patient’s vitals from a breath

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have developed a handheld device that can pick up vital signs from a patient's lips and fingertip.
flu

An app that could tell whether you’ll get the flu this year

The model would allow healthcare providers to predict the spread of influenza from one person to the next over time, and turn this into actionable information.
Hoope

This ring can diagnose sexually transmitted diseases

Called Hoope, it has a retractable needle and functions as a home diagnostic tool that distributes blood into four microfluidic channels and to a lab-on-a-chip.
My Health Discovery

Johnson & Johnson unveils a health risk assessment app

Called My Health Discovery, the application asks the right questions in order to have more realistic and accurate goals for improving one's lifestyle.
Medicine Doctor Hand Working

Most online symptom checkers don’t work as advertised

Researchers from the Harvard Medical School have found that symptom checkers provided the correct diagnosis first in only 34% of cases.
OJ Bio

UK-based company readying flu-diagnosing portable device

The device is able to test biological samples such as serum, saliva or blood on a disposable biochip for the presence of a disease antigen.
An app can monitor mental health through selfie videos

An app can monitor mental health through “selfie” videos

Researchers at the University of Rochester have developed software that can turn any computer or smartphone into a personal mental health monitoring device.
Humedics

Humedics raises €6.3M for its liver diagnostic system

The new funds will be used for the European market entry of Humedics' proprietary LiMAx test and the corresponding FLIP diagnostic device.
Google[x] working on a smart pill that seeks out cancerous cells

Google[x] working on a smart pill that seeks out cancerous cells

The pill contains tiny particles coated "magnetized" with antibodies that can spread throughout the body and then latch on to the abnormal cells.