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Calling All Heartbeats

  • June 8, 2013
  • By KIDS DISCOVER

At 17, Catherine Wong invented an electrocardiogram test that sends data over a cellphone, to help doctors diagnose people remotely. A device that measures heart rhythm links wirelessly to a phone via Bluetooth, and a Java app shows the heartbeat on the screen.

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