A Chip Instead of a Lab: Checking Epilepsy Medication at the Bedside
When treating epilepsy, doctors adjust the drug dose almost blindly. Too little, and seizures continue; too much, and side effects appear. Usually, a patient's blood is sent to a lab, and the result comes back a day or two later. Now, the same test can be done on a tiny silicon chip.
The sensor works like a highly sensitive nose.