OCTOBER 20248earables have certainly come a long way from step and sleep tracking. Digital health devices do much more these days, they can detect irregular heartbeats, track glucose levels in real time, and even forecast seizures. This is technology that brings consumer gadgets and medical devices together, focusing not just on fitness but on preventive care and continuous health monitoring. These wearables therefore appear to empower these users by giving them very personal and actionable data regarding their health. In real-time, wearable devices generate data that could help revolutionize the concept of care delivered to patients for health providers in many areas, especially in decision making. While many challenges remain, like data accuracy, privacy issues, cost, and regulations, the potential of wearable technology in improving health and outcomes cannot be refuted.Ali Rizvi, National Sales Manager, Garmin India, says, "Smart watches, smart clothing, necklaces, pedometers, smart wristbands, clip-ons and other wearable devices have become an important part of healthcare industry that help us carry out a more active & healthy way of life. Wearable devices represent a huge opportunity for digital to disrupt the industry".SC COLUMNWHOW ARE WEARABLES CHANGING CARDIOVASCULAR CARE?
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