Eric Topol: The wireless future of medicine

[3877michael]

Your boss and insurance co will live this. Monitor you at work and fire you when you are having trouble. One bad spike and the ins co will drop you like a hot potato! That super hot chick you are close to hooking up with will read you and see all your health issues. By by love !

[IBDUwebsite]

very interesting!

[PillageFilms]

Or you could just eat well, exercise regularly, and get enough sleep.

[DrGlukose]

a non-profit education center...really nice!

[eyhexs]

then all i need to do is hack their device and I will be able to monitor their vital functions, and those of their families

MWAHAHAHAHAHA! >:D

or better yet, upload a live feed online an have THE ENTIRE WORLD monitoring your vital signs, every living heartbeat >:D

[roidroid]

"more has been learned about the underpinnings of disease in the last 2.5 years, than in the history of man."

Yet he didn't bother to give even a single example of ANY insight into ANY disease we have gained in the last 2.5 years.

[HamOnCan]

surely that is not what this tedtalk was about. all disEases are the product of the degration of the air we breath, food we eat and sleep interruptrd by the constant electrical static we now live. natures subtle energies can not compete. all that taxes us will cost us our health. maybe these devicess will let us see just how much we are affected by all we do or not do

[RosenzweigBenjamin2]

@roidroid Check out the singularity hub, (subscribe to it actually, best tech info on the web IMHO); I remember reading about recent successes in suppressing certain strains of HIV with stem cell therapy. Also, if you haven't already, check out David Agus's discussion on how he is applying systems thinking to treating and preventing cancer.

[bluveeta]

Every ounce of my hypochondriac body is tingling with a desire for this technology.... I think... I hope that tingling is desire, I'm really not sure ....

This technology couldn't come to soon

[gareth450uk]

All very interesting but I offer the following use of the technology - SCREEN ON ONLY IN EMERGENCIES. Yep I do not want to now what my heart is doing but if I get an issue that needs to be dealt with then I should get an alarm and the screen should then, and only then, activate to tell me what is wrong. That way the tech becomes an invisible monitor that will only make itself known when it is needed without the urge to keep checking

[HamOnCan]

and you'd not wish yo prevent such emergencies from happening in the first place? that boggles my brain

[alejosky]

05:18 Wait... "CHF $ 37 Billion/Yr"??? ... Why is he telling that in Swiss Francs? Maybe I didn't see or hear something, but I'm to lazy to check again :P

[lachance1111]

Money should be spent elsewhere. I hate how companies like this will receive such an abundance of money while people within the cities where these are produced are homeless. Eat healthy, be active, and age may be the only reason for heart failure in later years. I feel this constant monitoring will further increase human anxiety as the users will constantly be checking it. Things like this make life too technology driven.

[jakey4003]

this is retarded. people don't need to see how bad their health is, they need to eat the right foods and not have to worry about their health.

come on TED. yea, this may be impressive tech, but its a step backwards in improving our health. this "vital information" only benefits corporations investing in (and proliferating) our poor health.

completely stupid. i hope we never get to the point where this tech becomes widely used.

[lazarus921]

Is that TED thing in someway related with iphone? It's pissing me off that they say IThis n IThat like there is only one effin phone on the planet. So you wanna reach people in developing countries with those apps but only if they'll own fu**ing IPhone? There's more great phones out there and ppl that could use these med-app's with their handsets. I hate monopolistic attempts by apple. F**ck IRhytm, f**ck IShoe, f**ck ITunes. IFuck you.

[FailMate]

iPhone was the first and is the furthest technology wise in the smartphone industry so it's only natural that they test out these apps first on it. I don't like the iPhone either but damn don't get butthurt.

Not to mention that the lowercase i prefix is used by a lot of internet and technology related companies. It's just the new symbol for technology.

[ratholin]

Well this will make assassination much easier. You can confirm a kill just by hacking someone's monitors with your nexus 1. Oooh or you could send a fake signal showing liver failure or something so that the doctors do the killing.

[superfisto]

awesome

[AtheistSid]

Hope Apple paid TED alot for this advertisment.

[Arxios]

Instead of inventing gadgets for Diabetes, use your potential finding a cure for it.

[DanielAnderssonPP]

type 2 diabetes, stop over eating... there is your cure man.

[ricande]

Stopped looking when 7 Iphones was on the same slide at once. I have an iphone myself, but come on TED!!!!! Is it all about commercials now?? Sweet mother of all good...

[edv11nas]

microsoft doesn't make phones. And the phone doesn't matter. It's good as long as it runs the programs needed.

[JaksProductions]

@edv11nas lol they do make some lol

[edv11nas]

@JaksProductions they do? O.O Guess that's worth checking on google ;)

[JaksProductions]

well I heard they were making some kinda windows 7 mobile or something... yes, an actual mobile.

[edv11nas]

Well I looked and couldn't find anything. And I think windows mobile 7 is just new os :) anyway, who actually cares :D

[JaksProductions]

@edv11nas  yeah...

[datastreamer]

I thing you need to calm down and focus on what the presentation is actually about. The technlogies displayed here are quite interesting, and you're whining about some random screenshot of some phone.

[cernacerna]

well, actually I didn't see any logo during the lecture.. I think you can show anything if nothing is specially related to a certain brand...isn't it?

[cernacerna]

ups, he just mentioned the Iphone just in the end :P well, I like this ideas anyway

[WhichDoctor1]

ricande- The thing is, if the apps hes talking about are only available on the iphone how else is he supposed to give examples?

[TodayInMyWorld]

oh goodness. For some reason when I read the title the first time, I read "Epic Tool" instead of "Eric Topol"

....

clearly I need a break from the intra-webs

[ifu06572]

@TodayInMyWorld haha i actually read it as epic troll- i think the internet lingo is taking over me too lol

[tdreamgmail]

Absolutely amazing. One of the best episodes.

[niupaidanui]

Anyone saw "Epic Tools: The wireless future of medicine"? XD

[justincase80634]

"How did you sleep last night?" "Dunno, let me look..." Nifty stuff. @ $250 + 80/year I'm not sure it's ALL that nifty tho. I imagine my scores would be under 50 :(

[lambent77777]

In the future we we will be assimilated by the Borg. Just don't call me Locutus.

[YamiSilaas]

@lambent77777 That youtuber is a spy! D:<

[jsebastianfilms]

BTW the guys that say that some people are "conspiratorial nut jobs" is either asleep and needs to wake up or hey bury head back in the sand bird brain. What you think about us is your problem. In the USA there something called the "BILL OF RIGHTS" look it up. It might be educational for you.

[BinaryReader]

well, hmm, the technology seems really appealing, however, using such tech would mean you could be monitored anywhere.

Good all Bad, those in control of this technology need to consider the privacy of those using it.

[jsebastianfilms]

so what else does big bother want to know about me.

[celshader]

It like a medical triquarter from Star Trek.

[Poisonfrogg]

the future looks cool

[EmmaDelamare]

If you want to stay out of a hospital bed stop eating garbage and get some exercise. Prevention is better than cure every time.

[LeStealth]

Vital Signs. There's an app for that.

[TheValiantThor]

Just one more thing to convince people to give up their power and personal responsibility in life and create more business for the medical industry in the facade of increasing personal safety. It's ideas like this that make society worse by turning people into helpless, complacent infantile shells of a person. Also the government is at the height of corruption and deception and we're to believe this will be used to "help" us? Take the driver seat in life and live healthy.

[Shalek]

Goodbye large clumsy devices, hello smartphones :D.

[Mopperty]

A place i would like to see this is on hospital wards. it takes a lot of time each day to check BP, HR, Resp, Temp, BG four times each.

also people filling out and reeding charts with 100% accuracy every single time is a challange.

if we can get this to be more automated with computers giving early warnings we will save more lives and be able to give better quallity care.

[NickTamer345]

george bush.

[Films4You]

Who else will SPY on you??/

[Khorien]

Yeah, Im sure the alien overlords and NWO are lying awake at night, fapping with both hands at the thought of monitoring our glucose levels.

[Dilliboy63]

if everyone had this, maybe one day we could predict where and when someone will have heartfailure - and prevent it. Send the ambulance before the emergency. The biggest problem would be interpreting the data, but computers could probably do this to some extent.

[OfficialFrizzo]

I thought it said "Epic Tool" for a second.

[fettkatt87]

blah blah

[wevenhuis]

Will the doctor be able to cope with such intensive data monitoring?How will doctors manage this data. Will doctor's say it is the patients responsibility, or will it be the responsibility of the doctor to interpret the data. What will also this mean for insuarnce costs. Is all this cost effective? Will this be affordable and applicable all over the world?

[DaeshimShisen]

Most analysis could be computerized, I would guess and doctors/individuals would only need to be alerted when something anomalous showed up.

With the rate these technologies seem to be advancing, it would presumably be cost effective quite soon, especially for people in high risk groups (e.g. seniors, the obese, etc.), and some time later it would be beneficial for everyone to have them. If you can diagnose/prevent a disease before it takes hold that saves a lot of money in treatment.

[wevenhuis]

True. And mobility, I guess does increase quality in the sense that problems can be signaled earlier. But the doctor's practice is getting ever busier. How wil 40 simultaneous datastreams be managed if 40 anomalies are found simultaneously. Not only will the the monitoring suffice, but a close relationship with programmers will also have to be made to think of smart algorthyms to help the doctor manage false positives and false negatives in real time. That will be effective in daily practice.

[omegavalerius]

You indeed need smart algorithms but a basic function could be just a simple text message to the patient (sent automatically of course) if their vital signs show dangerous anomalies. The message could depending on the case give a small piece of advice (lay down for a bit and monitor yourself or eat something, your blood sugar is dangerously low etc) or a request to call the doctor as soon as possible.

[WhichDoctor1]

wevenhuis- These are all very valid and important questions to ask.(Why the thumbs down?) Apart from all the questions about how the doctor manages the data. There is also the question of weather all this monitoring could lead to unnecessary treatments that could cost more and even cores harm. This is the case already with some conventional scans and tests.

[wevenhuis]

I am not against the application of new technologies. Even more so I like technology very much, especially if it improves care. But as WhichDcotor 1 pointed out, how do we protect the dotor from an information overload syndrome, and also prevent overtreatment and overdiagnosing? At the end of the day we are all human, not machines.

[jacqflash]

@WhichDoctor1 There is also the issue of the technology being used to monitor people against their will. If we are only now seeing this then be sure it has been around for a while in the hands of intelligence agencies.

[zassounotsukushi]

This is exactly what we need over passing legislation that guarantees a right to post-symptom reactionary medicine in overpriced and highly bureaucratic hospitals.

I seriously believe that America is nearing peak-fat. There is little space left for getting any worse in terms of health management across the country. We need to replace 80% of our health plans with tools like these - and fast.

This is one of the technologies that can save us from the brink. Health care threatens to destroy us.

[morfarkan]

KIWOK? they have kind of the same idea. Or they have exacly the same idea. its a swedish company.

[niekvdbogert]

WOW hypochondriac heaven!

[tattypatty]

lollers

[koneye]

1st- If you are not a doctor this info is no use to you , you send it or share it = tracking

2nd- @xTriad - Special Interest Groups - that can loby this to be mendatory

3rd- Would you like a shok neckless on a plane - what happens if some one spills theyr coffe on you

4th- Tech is good and it makes our lifes better , but come on , I keep minimal money on my card, maximum fuel in my car, and i try to eat healthy and do sports , i dont need wireless gps tracking me doctroc helping kill switch

[DaeshimShisen]

@ koneye

1st: with even a basic understanding and following basic guidelines, information like blood glucose levels, heart rate levels, etc. is useful to an average person.

2nd: Far fetched.

3rd: Where did that notion even come from?

4th: Also, where did you come up with the idea there is a kill switch? Your paranoia is probably giving you hypertension.

[koneye]

You obviously troll too much on the web and dont follow the news ,but let me make it simple

-Shadow Government- Its a movie you should see,do a research and then talk about shit you dont understand

paranoia - what the fuck are you talking about, and I'm paranoid becouse ???? Nothing I have said is paranoic , but since you understand medics equipment,lobying,the banking system you should know

[DaeshimShisen]

@koneye:

"What if there were hidden forces with no ties to democracy or constitutional rights in power? What if new laws, media propaganda and Secret Societies labeled John a danger to society? And what if all this set the stage for a Biblically prophesied global government run by the Antichrist?"

^ I lol'd ^

And it is paranoid to think that your doctor would kill you (or that the capacity would even be in place), but keeping money out of accounts and "maximum fuel" is absurd.

[NwZ2]

"banking system"??

LOL

Typical conspiratorial nut-job talk.

Go fly your planes into irs buildings elsewhere. this is a talk about medical science.

[GundamFreaq]

Did you see that? $.$

[LudicrousTachyon]

Diabetes has increased so much in the past 60 years. Why hasn't someone done something about this, like prove that fast food gives you diabetes? Well a glucose monitor could help people figure this out for themselves.

[hughtub]

Glad to see they titled this TED talk well, with the searchable relevant keywords.

[Rasenkrieger]

As a doctor, virtually nothing can be done (or diagnosed) without personal contact, speaking with and looking at the patient

And this IS 2010.

Taking some data and putting it on an iphone makes it more impressive but does not change much. We are glad to be able to talk and ask patients for their own sensations via their cellphone.  If you are not talking about very high effort medicine and very specific tasks and trained patients.. you get my view

[t3tsuyaguy1]

I think the point here is that things could be more simple.

I work for a home infusion pharmacy. We are spend a lot of time waiting for labs. If the pt could directly transmit the relevant information to our pharmacists in real time, we could structure our production and output of their therapies more efficiently.

I can think of half a dozen other ways technologies like this could improve the accuracy and efficiency of our work, leading to more patient care at a lower cost.

[shintsu01]

it would be great if you can make this data more personal like saving it in the device and import the data to your computer with encryption with the option for sharing it if you are willing to.

other then that i realy think this will not only save lifes for the peope that use it, but free up more time for the specialists for the not so obvius cases.

[mike6459]

I'm monitored enough thanks...going to airports, I have to bite my lip when going through the scanners and taking my shoes off...my car has a tracking device on it if it gets stolen but If they're looking for me they can find me...my debit card has a RFI chip in it to...I'm a human being goddammit , not a effin vessel or corporate entity

[xTriad]

Who said you have to use this?

[Yamakashi1]

wat

[lildizzzle]

eat healthy, exercise, take time to relax, hug your kids, have fun with family and friends, sleep well

and i doubt if you need tech to track your life again

[pinochet222]

how can that thing monitor your blood sugar level continuously without having access to your blood??

[86kinky86]

I heard it's got something to do with light being directed at skin and analysing the reflection.

[TheGoddessNetworks]

I SOOOOOOOOO AGREE with your POST!

[Keylimedelight]

LOL my friend.

[yellowtreat]

I'm with you!

[bd593]

Prevention is the best cure.

[bigsteelguy]

I would agree with you accept, people get hurt, people get sick all the time.

Car accidents happen all the time

People get the flu all the time

you can only prevent so as much that you can do..

People will still profit off your injury, off your sickness, off your disease.

[andyKCIUK]

I fully agree with you, my friend.

[kitsunde]

Tracking yourself isn't giving up anything personal, unless you give your data to someone else which is what you do now when you go see a doctor.

[Valstein0]

People are paranoid and ignorant whenever they hear the words: track, data, information, monitor.

[Organjic]

Integrated into smart phones... did you miss that part?

[Organjic]

"The personal metrics movement goes way beyond diet and exercise. It's about tracking every facet of life, from sleep to mood to pain, 24/7/365"

[koneye]

If you want to help people and reduce hospital beds - legalize marijhuana

Dont create a selective kill switch

[TheRealVerbz]

Yeeesss!

[Organjic]

@ 7:10 WTF!!!! That's insane!

[DaeshimShisen]

Really cool stuff. In some ways, the same has already been going on on the opposite end of the spectrum --people wearing heart rate monitors and more recently GPS technology to keep track of their athletic activities (similar to the fitbit in some ways). The sleep monitoring aspect is fascinating and the general idea of techniques to prevent disease rather than treat it should be receiving more attention.

[hughtub]

@DaeshimShisen This is really the ideal of what I had in mind earlier this year, a device that could show a full day's worth, or real time data of vitals to help optimize health. Could be especially useful just for working out, seeing how many minutes your heart rate has been in the target range, or how many heart beats per day. The more we measure, the better correlations we can detect with regards to overall health!

[Organjic]

This is just plain insane. iPhones already track everything we do. We don't need them monitoring our bodies. Totally voluntary, ofcourse, but why would you want this private information out in the open?

A scientist recently developed a RFID chip with a deadly dose of cyanide in the capsule. I bet the iPhone can easily turn YOU off.

This is Orwellian technology.

[WERTY1112]

@Organjic Granted that this tech can be used to harm people. But it would seem more likley to help people, more than harm them. Afterall a dead sheeple is a non-working sheeple.

[Organjic]

I guess if its voluntary, and in a different state.

[JamesTheTank]

Nice