This $600 poop cam wants you to film your toilet bowl

Products like Dekoda and Throne claim to offer health insights by tracking bowel movements – but who owns that data?You can buy a smart ring to track your sleep activity or a smartwatch to monitor your heartbeat, so perhaps it makes sense that health tech’s next frontier has come for your toilet. Behold: Dekoda, Kohler’s new toilet cam. No, not that type of toilet cam: this one only shoots pictures down at what is inside the bowl, sending the snaps to an app that analyzes stool samples and rates your gut health. The Dekoda can be yours for $599, plus an annual subscription fee.Kohler’s new product joins Throne, a $319 offering from an Austin-based startup. “Throne captures stool and hydration patterns, hands-free and automatically,” the camera’s description reads. “Notice shifts sooner, fine-tune daily choices, and feel more confident, every day.” Continue reading...

Comments

Health news

Dailymail

I was a tinnitus doctor. Then the ringing started in my own ears... and a medicine we give thousands of patient was to blame. This one true fix saved me

about 4 hours ago

Two big walks a week better for you than daily, shorter, strolls, find scientists

Dailymail

How to reverse saggy Ozempic or Mounjaro face, by top beauty editor INGE VAN LOTRINGEN who reveals exactly what really works

about 9 hours ago

Nutritionist reveals the $2 food to eat everyday to lose weight without Ozempic

Dailymail

Parkinson's patient played clarinet during brain surgery so surgeons could see and hear the immediate impact of their work

1 day ago

Dailymail

Not all food additives are bad for your gut bacteria... but these are the ones you MUST avoid, by dietician DR EMILY LEEMING

1 day ago

Dailymail

Why so many GPs are prescribing insomnia drugs that end up making sleep WORSE: They carry a risk of crippling side-effects and dependency - now doctors reveal what really works

1 day ago

AI could save NHS staff 400,000 hours every month, trial finds

Evening Standard

The weight-loss jab side-effect no one talks about: It's shockingly common, may lead to brain damage and ruined Gillian's life. Now she's lost 5st on a radical new plan and says: 'For the first time in my life I'm healthy'

1 day ago

London hospital hails 'life-changing' breakthrough for blind as eye implant helps patients see again

Evening Standard

When I collapsed on a girls' holiday aged 23, doctors thought I was hungover. In fact, I'd had a stroke because of a hidden condition that affects 1 in 4 people

1 day ago

Dailymail

People who defy ageing and have 'young' minds in their 80s share a remarkable trait, experts discover… could YOU be one of them?

1 day ago

ICE is hiring dozens of health workers as lawsuits, deaths in custody mount

politico

Comments

Health news

I was a tinnitus doctor. Then the ringing started in my own ears... and a medicine we give thousands of patient was to blame. This one true fix saved me

Two big walks a week better for you than daily, shorter, strolls, find scientists

Antidepressant prescribed to millions causes significant heart risk and weight gain, major review reveals

Reversing peanut advice prevented tens of thousands of allergy cases, researchers say

Popular hair products associated with multiple cancers... including one of the deadliest

Early-life exposure to peanuts helps thousands avoid deadly allergy later in life

Men's brains shrink faster than women's; researchers explore Alzheimer's connection

Waffles sold at Dollarama recalled across Canada due to mold

How to reverse saggy Ozempic or Mounjaro face, by top beauty editor INGE VAN LOTRINGEN who reveals exactly what really works

Nutritionist reveals the $2 food to eat everyday to lose weight without Ozempic

I tried every diet but this ancient system has changed how I eat... take the test to see if it works for you

Factory worker who vaped 'every 10 seconds' suffered catastrophic injury… 'never thought it'd happen to me'

Senate Republicans head to the White House in a show of unity as the shutdown enters its fourth week

Reaching 100: 'I never thought I'd make it to this age'

Eight countries added to methanol poisoning warning list

Children paid 'huge price' in Covid pandemic, Johnson tells inquiry

Antidepressant prescribed to millions causes significant heart risk and weight gain, major review reveals

What Americans think about rising health care costs, according to a new AP-NORC poll

How AP tracked and analyzed anti-science legislation in US statehouses

Transplanting shrubs: Timing and technique for a thriving garden

Takeaways from AP’s investigation on anti-science legislation in US statehouses

How leaders of the MAHA movement benefit from anti-science advocacy and promise profits to industry

Advice to feed babies peanuts early and often helped thousands of kids avoid allergies

Your neck measurement could reveal hidden risk of stroke and heart attack, experts claim - could YOU be at risk?

The menopause side effect millions of women experience but don't talk about... 'massive system failing'

Are hand sanitisers the next thing to be banned by the EU? Key ingredient under scrutiny 'due to cancer risk'

Senate Republicans head to White House amid stalemate on shutdown

Breakthrough blood test could spot dozens of cancers before symptoms appear

London hospital hails 'life-changing' breakthrough for blind as eye implant helps patients see again

Starting HRT years before menopause could cut health risks for women – study

Parkinson's patient played clarinet during brain surgery so surgeons could see and hear the immediate impact of their work

Not all food additives are bad for your gut bacteria... but these are the ones you MUST avoid, by dietician DR EMILY LEEMING

Why so many GPs are prescribing insomnia drugs that end up making sleep WORSE: They carry a risk of crippling side-effects and dependency - now doctors reveal what really works

AI could save NHS staff 400,000 hours every month, trial finds

Colon cancer is the ONLY cancer rising dramatically in young people, major study suggests

Jane Goodall’s cause of death revealed weeks after beloved primatologist dies at 91

New vitamin compound shows promise for reversing Alzheimer's damage to the brain

Cravings stop and patients drop 10% of their weight following new therapy that requires no surgery or drugs

This simple one-minute test reveals how fit you are according to your age

Cannabis works better than opioids for back pain, in two European studies

Signs of deadly brain disease that cripples sufferers appear YEARS before condition is diagnosed

Doctors sound alarm as 281million Americans are living with deadly health condition and don't know it

The weight-loss jab side-effect no one talks about: It's shockingly common, may lead to brain damage and ruined Gillian's life. Now she's lost 5st on a radical new plan and says: 'For the first time in my life I'm healthy'

London hospital hails 'life-changing' breakthrough for blind as eye implant helps patients see again

Simple blood test can pick up cancer cases in ‘false positive’ patients – study

Japan allows over-the-counter 'morning after' pill

More than 91,000lbs of burritos recalled over contamination with deadly bacteria

People who follow the Mediterranean diet have better sex lives, major review finds

Boy or girl? 56% of IVF babies are MALE - and now doctors know the surprising reason why

When I collapsed on a girls' holiday aged 23, doctors thought I was hungover. In fact, I'd had a stroke because of a hidden condition that affects 1 in 4 people

People who defy ageing and have 'young' minds in their 80s share a remarkable trait, experts discover… could YOU be one of them?

ICE is hiring dozens of health workers as lawsuits, deaths in custody mount

5 ways ADHD 'looks different' in women and reason it 'often goes undiagnosed'

Dr Amir Khan 'strongly recommends' 8p supplement 'everyone should take'

Cases of Victorian-era whooping cough soar in Florida amid plummeting vaccine rates

Woman, 28, from Basingstoke who suffered a stroke is seen speaking with a Thai accent in bizarre footage

Schools should stop giving neurodiverse pupils extra time in exams, says neurologist: 'It's setting them up to fail'

The age men's sperm starts to 'go bad': Scientists uncover when mutations surge - raising children's disease risk

I revealed my diagnosis to my parents – and confirmed what I feared

With confidence and support, more women are redefining baldness as beautiful