So I put the sensors right on the man's chest," he continues, "and I could tell he was having a heart attack. I said to the pilot: 'Get this guy off the plane, this is the real deal.' And they made an emergency landing. My understanding is he did very well.
via theatlantic.com
A vivid story about a device that has been mentioned here that suggests what will soon be possible (Now Eric Topol has now written a book that calls for the "creative destruction" of the current medical paradigm, which he believes has failed to keep up with the digitized world of interactivity, social media, computers, apps, and advanced engineering and electronics. In the book, written in that same half-smile style of good humor and authority, Topol blasts current-day medicine as being archaic and wasteful, making his case with a compelling blend of statistics, anecdotes, and barbs aimed at health care's Ancien Régime.) and some of the barriers that exist to moving to a new model.