Asthmapolis, maker of a smart asthma inhaler, was recently featured in Scientific American. The article focuses on several US cities currently running large scale asthma studies utilizing Asthmapolis’ inhalers that are topped with a small sensor that wirelessly broadcasts when, where and how often the device is used.
Data collected by the sensor can be aggregated to better track and predict asthma outbreaks. This type of smart health tech can be combined with others (like FitBit) to continue to revolutionize how we look at our health. Check out the full article here