MedCity News December 13, 2022
One technology that has tremendous potential to both broaden and improve access to preventive healthcare is wearable biosensing — more specifically, the continuous, non-invasive monitoring of multiple biomarkers from a smartwatch or wristband.
Not everyone has equal access to preventive healthcare, and it is broadly recognized that large segments of the population are frequently denied access to basic preventive healthcare because of geographic or economic barriers. For example, people working multiple jobs habitually don’t schedule appointments — routine or otherwise — because they can’t afford to take time off. Also, rural populations can face numerous barriers to healthcare, such as a shortage of local doctors or the need to travel long distances to medical facilities.
Understandably, the level of access...
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