News Report | August 11, 2019
Healthy.io & Boots U.K. Roll Out Smartphone-Based UTI Test In The U.K.
On August 2, 2019, Healthy.io, Ltd. (Healthy.io) and Boots United Kingdom (Boots U.K.) announced the roll-out of a smartphone-based urinalysis test for urinary tract infections (UTI) that does not require visiting a physician. The “Dip UTI” kit consists of a proprietary color-board, urinalysis reagent strips, a collection cup, and a connected smartphone application. It is intended for the semi-quantitative detection of leukocytes, nitrites, and blood in urine. The test has successfully passed 99.5% of usability tests and successfully obtained over a 99% accuracy rate and a 100% color block test (a reagent . . .