Vocal Biomarkers: New Opportunities in Prevention

Vocal biomarkers have amazing potential in reforming diagnostics. As certain diseases, like those affecting the heart, lungs, vocal folds or the brain can alter a person’s voice, artificial intelligence (A.I.)-based voice analyses provide new horizons in medicine. Using biomarkers for diagnosis and remote monitoring can also be used for COVID-screening. So is it possible to diagnose illnesses from the sound of your voice? Let’s have a look at where this technology stands today. Related Hype Cycle Of The Top 50 Emerging Digital Health Trends By The Medical FuturistCan Your Voice Help You Get Diagnosed With COVID-19? – Interview With Shady Hassan, MD, CMO of Vocalis Health Being placed at the beginning of the upward-leaning curve of our TOP 50 Emerging Digital Health Trend Hype Cycle, in our assessment we clearly indicated vocal biomarkers as ‘green’, meaning the technology has a lot to offer and will grow significantly in the close future. Researchers expect massive market growth in the biomarker segment reaching USD 147.59 billion by 2028; this technology will surely have an impact on how we deliver healthcare. Source: www.statnews.com What are biomarkers? A “biological marker” or “biomarker” refers to medical signs, which indicate the medical state observed from outside the patient. So while patients sense symptoms, medical professionals measure biomarkers. Currently, they take into account all kinds of objective, quantifiable bioma...
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