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Wolverton: Monitoring your vitals with a webcam

You may have used a webcam on your computer to make a video call. Someday that same camera — or one like it — might help doctors monitor your health.

A team of researchers at Xerox is working on technology that would allow doctors to obtain patients’ vital signs using a simple webcam. Already, the team is testing use of the technology to monitor the pulse rate of premature babies and to track irregular heart beats in patients suffering from arrhythmia.

By Troy Wolverton Mercury News Columnist

Full Story: http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_22742589/wolverton-monitoring-your-vitals-webcam

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