A new device that can be swallowed like a pill can track vital signs such as breathing and heart rate from inside the body.
Left: Ben Pless Right: Traverso Lab at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
“This device can help diagnose and monitor many health conditions without requiring hospital visits, which can make healthcare more accessible and supportive for patients,” says Giovanni Traverso, the lead author of the study, an associate professor of mechanical engineering at MIT and a gastroenterologist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
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