ICT&health November 25, 2024

When someone is feeling sick or unwell, but it is not immediately clear what is wrong, (family) doctors often reach for a blood and/or urine test. Urine, when examined in a lab, can contain clues to conditions such as diabetes and inflammation. So for that, like blood, urine, as mentioned above, must be examined in a lab. What if you could do that examination yourself, at home? Just while peeing.

Well, a Chinese startup, Shanmu, is presenting the S1 at CES in Las Vegas in early January. No, that’s not a high-tech toilet, but a sensor-equipped gadget, the size of an iPhone, that can be inserted into any existing toilet bowl. While urinating, the S1 captures urine, which is then...

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