Medical Wearables: An Overlooked Tool in Advancing Health Equity

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The advent of the COVID-19 pandemic has expedited the rise of digital health, drawing global attention to technologies such as telemedicine, electronic health records, and artificial intelligence. These digital tools are seen as a means to address and mitigate health disparities, paving the way towards health equity.

These advanced wearables can now perform functions like electrocardiogram readings and blood glucose monitoring. The future of these devices holds promising advancements in areas like drug delivery systems, miniaturization, transient technologies for temporary use, remote monitoring for population-level disease detection, and the integration of artificial intelligence for enhanced functionality.

Future, the focus is on fortifying relationships with healthcare providers that produce equitable outcomes. 

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