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Minute Insight: Withings Launches U-Scan Home Health Monitor At CES

 
• By Reed Miller

U-Scan is a “miniaturized urine lab” that tests various biomarkers found in urine, including pH, specific gravity, ketones, vitamin C, albumin, and creatinine.

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• Source: Informa/Alamy

Withings is launching its U-Scan at-home urine testing “lab” in Europe for both the consumer health and medical markets.

U-Scan includes a pebble-shaped reader with an optical sensor. The small reader – 90 mm in diameter – is designed...

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