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Holy sh*t! A smart toilet could be a treasure trove of health data

If it calls to mind some of the worst excesses of the Internet of Things — catalogued, perhaps rather aptly, by the “InternetOfShit” Twitter accounts — fear not. The team of metabolism scientists, from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Morgridge Institute for Research envision, claim that analyzing urine samples could aid care patients and ensure they’re getting proper medical treatment. Their findings were published this week in the journal Nature Digital Medicine.