Here are five key points:
1. Technology is speeding up the process of diagnosing and offering more data.
2. A virtual liver biopsy uses MRI imaging, helping physicians catch issues like nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
3. Remote diagnoses are possible with the Tyto Care device, which inputs a patient’s temperature, listens to the heart beat and captures pictures of the mouth and skin.
4. This information travels directly to a physician via a database, with which the physicians can asses the patient’s health from afar.
5. Other technology includes at-home eye exams and apps for skin condition diagnoses.
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