What if you could use a smartphone to check your vital signs? What if a doctor could download patient schematics and records instantaneously, issue a diagnosis and order treatment with a few simple tablet taps? Today we're envisioning the future of medicine, from user friendly preventive care in the home, to cutting edge doctor's offices and operating rooms.
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