Innovator Spotlight : Healthy . io
Healthy . io is a remote HealthTech organisation working in partnership with the NHS on a mission to harness smartphone technology to enable early identification of people with diabetes who are at risk of developing Chronic Kidney Disease ( CKD ). Jimmy Endicott is Healthy . io ’ s UK Marketing Director and he explains that the company was the first organisation in the world to get smartphone cameras approved as a CE marked medical device .
Chronic kidney disease is known as the ‘ silent killer ’ because it often remains asymptomatic until it has reached an advanced stage and it ’ s a significant risk factor for cardiovascular disease . Like many diseases , it ’ s much easier to treat when caught early . There are estimated to be 1.2m people in the UK with undiagnosed chronic kidney disease .
Healthy . io ’ s Minuteful Kidney innovation increases adherence to kidney health testing by enabling disengaged patients to complete a urinary ACR kidney health test in the comfort of their own home , improving early detection of kidney disease in at-risk demographics , such as people with diabetes or hypertension .
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