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probably hundreds of data points that we could use , just from our everyday technology ", Easton adds .
While apps like Apple Health , Google Health , and devices like Fitbit collect data , they could be linked to WhatsApp , WeChat or Telegraph to connect to members of a user ' s care team if a health issue arises . " It ' s using technology that is already embedded in our lives , that would enable us to share information and photographs . For example , if your knee is swelling and you want to ask a doctor for their opinion , you can send an image , then share the log from your treatment , and it becomes a way of integrating and sharing information ."
Shifting towards preventative medicine is one of Takeda ' s strategic goals for the next few years . An example of how this could work is how people affected by Von Willebrand disease could be supported . This lifelong bleeding disorder prevents blood from clotting and particularly affects girls and women , causing menstrual bleeding to
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