Cici Zhou

Cici Zhou is currently a medical student at the University of Oklahoma. In the past, she has done management consulting for medical businesses, served as Chief Scientific Officer for a college startup, and recently spent summer as a lab researcher at UC San Francisco. She's excited by the intersection of medicine + technology because of its ability to completely transform the industry and touch millions of lives - and as a future physician, she hopes to be a part of that revolution.

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June 24th, 2019 Middle ear infections are one of the most common reasons for visits to the pediatrician. However, because the middle ear is hidden from view by the ear drum, physicians must diagnose based on symptoms and a limited physical exam — and when patients have ambiguous or borderline symptoms, accurate diagnosis can be...
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May 30th, 2019 Prostate cancer affects 1 in 9 men and is one of the most common cancers in the United States. Due to the close anatomical association between the prostate and nearby organs, well-known complications of prostate cancer treatment are urinary incontinence and erectile dysfunction. Santa Monica-based Avenda Health hopes to use artificial...
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February 12th, 2019 As a gym rat and recreational runner, I’m often annoyed by sore muscles holding me back from that early-morning workout. That’s why I was excited to try Spryng, a calf compression device that debuted in 2018 at the New York City Marathon. The concept behind Spryng is pneumatic compression. Pneumatic compression isn’t a new idea...
Medicine

February 6th, 2019 Tyto Care is an on-demand telehealth provider based in Israel that hopes to bring all aspects of a doctor's visit to the home. Beyond the limits of traditional telemedicine, the platform also allows patients to conduct their own physical exam using a device that combines a camera, stethoscope, otoscope, thermometer, and tongue...
Diagnostics

February 6th, 2019 Recently announced as one of the Digital Trends’ Top Tech of CES 2019, TestCard is a UK-based company that allows users to turn their smartphones into a clinical-grade urinalysis kit. The process starts with a postcard-like card mailed directly to the consumer. The card costs about $4 and contains three fold-out urine test...
Medicine

January 22nd, 2019 Tyto Care is an on-demand telehealth provider that aims to bring all aspects of a doctor's visit to the home. Beyond the traditional video call of telemedicine, the platform allows patients to conduct their own physical exam using a kit with a camera, stethoscope, otoscope, thermometer, and tongue depressor. The platform, which...
Geriatrics

January 22nd, 2019 Although video chat has been a key form of long-distance communication for many years, it can be cumbersome and feel artificial. OhmniLabs uses robots to transform simple video chat into "telepresence," a more natural and immersive form of communication. The Santa Clara, California-based company designs rolling robots with mounted...
Diagnostics

December 17th, 2018 At-home lab tests are growing in popularity. While many companies focus on specific tests, such as genetic testing or specific screenings, LetsGetChecked, a company with offices in New York, Dublin, and Toronto, hopes to be a central hub that allows people to regularly and affordably check a variety of basic lab work. As with...
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