Name: The wireless future of medicine
Uploaded: 2010-02-23T09:17:00Z
Duration: 16 min 41 s
Description: Eric Topol says we'll soon use our smartphones to monitor our vital signs and chronic conditions. At TEDMED, he highlights several of the most important wireless devices in medicine's future -- all helping to keep more of us out of hospital beds.

Eric Topol says we'll soon use our smartphones to monitor our vital signs and chronic conditions. At TEDMED, he highlights several of the most important wireless devices in medicine's future -- all helping to keep more of us out of hospital beds.

The wireless future of medicine

Wireless medical technology is rapidly making traditional tools like the stethoscope obsolete by enabling real-time monitoring of vital signs and chronic conditions through smartphones and sensors. Devices now track everything from heart rhythms to sleep patterns, and even glucose levels continuously, with the potential to dramatically reduce hospital readmissions and healthcare costs. With 80 percent of older Americans managing chronic disease, these innovations promise more personalized and preventative care. Data-driven health tools are shifting medicine toward consumer empowerment and global accessibility.

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