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ResApp's respiratory diagnostic app 91-100 percent accurate in study of adults; US pediatric study planned

By Heather Mack 08:54 pm October 3, 2016

An app that essentially elevates coughing into a smartphone into a sophisticated diagnostic tool has performed well again in a clinical study. Australian digital health company ResApp, which makes a smartphone-based tool for diagnosing respiratory conditions, reported 91 to 100 percent accuracy with the app in a study of 243 patients spanning six different respiratory conditions. The results are...

Study: Smartphone app that listens to breathing, determines respiratory diseases is 89 percent accurate

By Jonah Comstock 12:44 pm April 4, 2016

A smartphone-based system for diagnosing respiratory diseases achieved an accuracy of 89 percent in a recent clinical study of 524 pediatric patients conducted by the company at Joondalup Health Campus (JHC) and Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) in Perth, Western Australia. Perth-based ResApp essentially uses the smartphone microphone as a stethoscope to listen to a patient’s breathing. But...