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Health Technology

Duration: 29 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC World Service OnlineLatest broadcast: on BBC World Service Online

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Peter Day goes to Silicon Valley to discover the cutting-edge innovation that's promising to transform healthcare. From apps which monitor your fitness to phone attachments that diagnose ear infections, the boom in high-tech gadgets is attracting millions of pounds of venture capital money. But can the technology companies really come up with the goods which will make us live longer, healthier lives?

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