STAT Plus: Wearable devices generate powerful data but it’s not useful to doctors, yet
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Smart watches, smart rings, and other wearables have taken hold in health care. STAT’s reporters cover how tech giants such as Apple and scientific researchers are testing wearables as a way to detect diseases like A-fib or monitor symptoms of medical conditions like Parkinson’s. STAT also reports on how wearables are being used in clinical trials for new drugs, including as a way to develop digital biomarkers.
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