The ability to diagnose an imminent heart attack has long been considered the holy grail of cardiovascular medicine. Eric Topol abilityattackcardiovascular Change image and share on social
There are estimates that 2 to 3 percent of cancers in the U.S. each year are engendered by exposure to repetitive imaging. Eric Topol cancerengenderestimate Change image and share on social
I use a portable pocket ultrasound device instead of a stethoscope to listen to the heart, and I share it with the patient in real time. 'Look at your valve, look at your heart-muscle strength.' So they're looking at it with me. Normally a patient is tested by an ultrasonographer who is not allowed to tell them anything. Eric Topol allowdeviceheart share on social
For diabetes in particular, we know there's a relationship between lack of glucose regulation and complications like blindness and kidney failure. So if you were diabetic and you knew that you could get your glucose in a tight, normal range just by adjusting your lifestyle, wouldn't that be great? Eric Topol adjustblindnesscomplication share on social
If you sequence a cancerous tumor, you should be able to tailor the therapy according to the root cause of the cancer. But it has taken so long to do the sequencing - which also requires time to prepare the samples and interpret the deluge of data that comes out - that the patients are already undergoing therapy by the process if over. Eric Topol cancercancerousdatum share on social
Warfarin is the drug the medical community loves to hate. Eric Topol communitydrughate Change image and share on social
We're all essentially surgically connected to our smartphones, and we're still in the early stages of realizing their medical potential. But they should be a real threat to the medical profession. Eric Topol connectearlyessentially Change image and share on social
Medicine is still all about treating populations, not people - one-size-fits all treatments and diagnoses. Eric Topol diagnosefitmedicine Change image and share on social
Seeing your glucose every minute on your phone, it really changes your lifestyle. You ask yourself, 'Do I really need that piece of cake? No, because I don't want to stress out my pancreas.' Eric Topol cakeglucoselifestyle Change image and share on social
Chemotherapy is just medieval. It's such a blunt instrument. We're going to look back on it like we do the dark ages. Eric Topol agebackblunt Change image and share on social