Video: How our mobile devices will influence our health

Mobile technologies are assisting us in improving many aspects of our lives.  One area of our lives that is having a tremendous impact is in our health.  Wireless technologies in the medical field have existed for many years.  However, the emergence of apps along with the integration of smartphones and tablets have made a tremendous impact in the medical field in terms of access and distribution of information.  We continue to witness and in some cases experience new ways that these technologies are being deployed.  It’s interesting to see mobile technologies influence in medicine.  Imagine that we can monitor our heart rate along with other vital signs and health measurements on our smartphone.  Many of  those technolgies either exist today or are being developed.  View the video below which is a presentation by Dr. Topol at TEDMed and let me know what you think!

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About Ed Rivera

Ed Rivera is a technology speaker and blogger at www.Carinico.com where he discusses how small and medium sized businesses can benefit from mobile marketing technologies. He also writes about the future of mobile technologies.