A selfie for your health


  • Health
  • Sunday, 17 Aug 2014

A team of Australian medical students has developed an award-winning app that’s capable of screening for anaemia.

Normally diagnosed during a doctor’s visit, the condition can be spotted by looking at the hue of blood-rich areas such as the skin beneath the fingernails or the inner eyelid.

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