John Halamka February 4, 2021
John Halamka, M.D., president, Mayo Clinic Platform, and Paul Cerrato, senior research analyst and communications specialist, Mayo Clinic Platform, wrote this article.
The human voice is capable of extraordinary feats of genius and everyday acts of kindness. It can recite Shakespearean sonnets, teach our children moral values, stir audiences with a dramatic performance, and much more. But few of us ever imagined it capable of assisting in the diagnosis of disease. That’s about the change, as evidenced by several innovative projects in voice technology.
With the right digital tools, it is now possible to analyze a patient’s speech patterns to detect clues to underlying pathological issues. Elad Maor, MD, Ph.D., with the Mayo Clinic Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, and his...