Medical Futurist January 25, 2022
Dr. Bertalan Meskó & Dr. Pranavsingh Dhunnoo

The Oura Ring from Finland-based ŌURA was making waves over the past years, partly due to the technology behind the item, and in part due to well-placed PR moves. Twitter’s co-founder Jack Dorsey wears one as do NBA players; but the smart ring made waves recently following reports that it could indicate when the wearer is sick before symptoms show. In some cases, it could potentially help identify asymptomatic COVID-19 infections, which can make up to 40% of cases. Quite the ability-enhancing wearable for our non-fantasy world; but would it satisfy digital health and fitness enthusiasts?

That’s what we’ll find out in this review as we’ve had the opportunity to test the Oura Ring. More specifically, it is the newly-released...

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